How to Get Out of an Abusive Relationship with Your Inner Critic
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Here we are. Are you ready?
I’d like to introduce you to the other writer here with me.
Yeah, she’s here. She usually is. Right here.
Right between my ears. Six inches of space that she occupies and has ruled my world for far too long. Would you like to meet her? Yeah, she’s ready. She’s ready to be announced.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce... my Nasty Chic Voice.
My inner critic.
Interesting; she feels like she’s in good company. Is it that you have your own, too? Yes, that inner critic that roars when something goes wrong, when you were “bad” as a child or as an adult. You did something wrong. Suddenly, she’s chirping in your ear. Oh, she’s letting you know she’s right there with you.
What did you do?!?
How could you be so stupid?
What’s wrong with you?
We tend to think that she’s our friend. Sometimes. Dare I say? We confuse her with our intuition and our gut. Those are two different things. And then we bring her along, our inner critic; she can be…
