We’re all critical of ourselves.
The inner critic may be a result of the negative statements we heard as we grew up. Because humans react instinctively to fear, per our survival instincts, we take in the negatives more than the positives.
The inner critic may help us become better at a certain task or to push harder to attain an outcome. However, our self esteem and self image are developed by how we talk to ourselves, how we think of ourselves. The inner critic actually thinks it’s helping us, protecting us from surprise hurts or disappointments for instance – it’s part of our ‘ego defence mechanism’ set. But it’s not rational, and it is not constructive. It costs us too much. Everytime it ‘attacks’ it keeps our self worth low and stops us
enjoying living a rich life.
Sometimes, the nagging sensation of an inner critic is the product of depression or anxiety. It is never too late to fix unhealthy thinking, and it’s entirely possible to SILENCE THE INNER CRITIC!
We apply the externalizing the inner critic CBT technique: The idea here is that we will assign our inner critic a ‘persona’ separate to ourselves – complete with a little body, a name, and a voice.