Embarking on a journey to quieten the inner critic can be transformative. It's about understanding the power of self-talk, and learning to harness it positively. Let's delve into strategies for silencing that internal voice that often holds us back.
How to Silence the Inner Critic
The One Rule Principle: If I don’t like it from the outside (words or tone of voice), then I can’t use it on the inside.
- Create a character for this inner critic: Give it a face, a shape, a body, a name, and give it a role
- Awareness: Be aware of which self is doing the talking
- Shut the door on the inner critic
- Truth: Find the truth, the truth of who you really are and what you are worth
Fun Fact
According to many scientists and researchers, the inner critic is an essential characteristic for many psychological disorders including anxiety, depression and eating disorders.
- It is really important to tackle this inner critic and turn it towards our own benefit.
- You deserve happiness, and nothing should come in the way of that, not even your inner critic
3 Ways to Tame Your Self Critic
Try to understand the critic’s intent
- Take a step back and personalize the critic
- Give the critic a personality – give it a face, a manner of walking, an accent, anything and everything you want
- Create distance between this personality and your true self
- Push the critic away – they are completely different
Before taking validation from outside, we need to stop hurting ourselves from the inside
Be kind to ourselves before expecting someone else to be kind to you
- Think of your inner critic as a part of you, not all of you.
- Learn to turn this inner critic into a life coach that will give you that extra push to reach your goals
- Accept your failures and make amends and try to make things right
- Listening to the inner critic does not always make us a better version of ourselves. Sometimes it will just make us feel even more down which will affect our productivity.
