High prevalence of mental health cases is not followed by optimal mental health services that are accessible to most public. Individual barriers are needed such as self-compassion skills. The aim of this research is to describe the dynamics of individual self-compassion with mental health problems. This study used a qualitative approach with a systematic literature review method. The data mining using Publish and Perish for the last 5 years of research (2019-2023), was limited to English-language, and Scopus-indexed literature by excluding proceedings and book chapters. 6 literatures most relevant to the research topic were obtained from high quality databases (Taylor & Francis, Springer Link, APA, and Oxford Academic). The result is that self-compassion has an important role in the dynamics of mental health, where increasing self-compassion can contribute to better mental health. Self-compassion important for individuals to better cope with pressure and stress, and maintain good mental health. This literature review hopes to provide information the role of self-compassion as a barrier mental health problems.
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