Thanks, Margaret, for this comprehensive share about the inner critic.
It seems to be quite prevalent in so many of our lives, especially us overachieving types :)
Getting a handle on the 'voice in our head' is g game changer and long ago I learned a slightly radical approach to it : acceptance! Accept this inner critic , honor it, rather than trying to push it away.
After all, it's been trying to keep us safe all these years.
Much more to say about it, another time.
Thanks for bringing up this important and impactful topic.
This is so profound. For me, it was mostly fear of failure, until I learnt to embrace "the minimum courage formula:" In essence, what is that one tiny thing I can do right now, despite being afraid? And this has kept me going.
You must be great with the Military. I don't think I could have handled it. I worked as a therapist, and the VA has sent veterans to me. I have also worked in the P3 program and the community care network, and now I am starting to work in the sky-therapist network. I love working with vets, but I don't think I could have been in the field. I always joke that I would have done something stupid the first day, and they would kick me out. Well, I am sure you were very valuable. I still can't get used to them calling me Maam
Thanks, Margaret, for this comprehensive share about the inner critic.
It seems to be quite prevalent in so many of our lives, especially us overachieving types :)
Getting a handle on the 'voice in our head' is g game changer and long ago I learned a slightly radical approach to it : acceptance! Accept this inner critic , honor it, rather than trying to push it away.
After all, it's been trying to keep us safe all these years.
Much more to say about it, another time.
Thanks for bringing up this important and impactful topic.
@Tamy Faierman, I couldn’t agree more. Why not have an open dialog to further discuss??
yes! would love to.
The inner critic is a pervasive issue for so many, I know it intimately, as well.
This is so profound. For me, it was mostly fear of failure, until I learnt to embrace "the minimum courage formula:" In essence, what is that one tiny thing I can do right now, despite being afraid? And this has kept me going.
You must be great with the Military. I don't think I could have handled it. I worked as a therapist, and the VA has sent veterans to me. I have also worked in the P3 program and the community care network, and now I am starting to work in the sky-therapist network. I love working with vets, but I don't think I could have been in the field. I always joke that I would have done something stupid the first day, and they would kick me out. Well, I am sure you were very valuable. I still can't get used to them calling me Maam
'Great article! You know your stuff. Did you work with the Military? I see some people from the
Kick that inner critic to the curb! It contributes nothing useful!