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Overcoming Your Critical Inner Voice
- The critical inner voice is a negative internal coach that influences how we feel about ourselves and behave.
- It encourages self-defeating and self-destructive behavior, and promotes negative thoughts and beliefs.
- It can sound supportive but can also switch to punishing us for our actions.
- The critical inner voice is shaped by how we were viewed and treated growing up, as well as the attitudes of influential caretakers and society.
- It can affect various areas of our lives, including self-esteem, relationships, work, and parenting.
- Steps to overcome the critical inner voice include identifying and separating from it, recognizing its hostility, and understanding its origins.
- Responding to the inner critic with more realistic and compassionate evaluations of oneself is crucial.
- The goal is not to build oneself up, but to foster self-acceptance and kindness.
Steps to Overcome Your Inner Critic
- Identify the areas in which you limit yourself.
- Begin the process of change by being more honest with yourself.
- Stop acting on the bad advice given by your inner critic.
- For example, if you are shy, start engaging in social interactions and strike up conversations with people.
- Clear your mind of self-attacks and negative self-talk.
Overcoming the Critical Inner Voice and Cultivating Self-Acceptance
- The critical inner voice is a negative internal coach that influences how we feel about ourselves and behave.
- It encourages self-defeating and self-destructive behavior and promotes negative thoughts and beliefs.
- The critical inner voice is shaped by our upbringing and the attitudes of influential caretakers and society.
- It can affect various areas of our lives, including self-esteem, relationships, work, and parenting.