We are on Day 2 of "Spring into Self-Esteem Week" which we are hosting with Scensibles and today we are talking all about how to limit your inner critic and the negative words you use to speak to yourself. We are providing positive affirmations thought out the day to help change the negative into positive talk!
Psychologist Eugene
Sagan came up with the term Pathological Critic which is the negative inner
voice that attacks and judges you. People with low self-esteem have a more
vicious and loud pathological critic.
You have to identify this voice and be able to tell the difference from
your own voice and this critic.
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| Picture from potentials-within.com |
Five Steps to Take to Limit the Voice of Your Critic:
- Being aware of negative, self hating thoughts is the first step. You can work to replace the negative with more positive thoughts once you realize what the critic is doing.
- Constant repetitive affirmations can drown out negative thoughts.
- Be compassionate towards yourself. Focus on understanding why you are upset with yourself and then start coming up with solutions to fix your feelings.
- Stop saying self-hating words out loud. Don’t talk badly about yourself to you or other people. (This is so important especially if you have children. NEVER talk badly about yourself in front of your kids. You are setting them up to do the same to themselves in later years.)
- Think about, write down, or speak out loud about the things you are good at.
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