It seems the well-intentioned folks on the internet want you to accept your flaws. There is some great advice out there for doing so, too! It’s time for another approach: You do not have to accept your flaws. Here’s where you’re going to be genuinely surprised… This is NOT a post about refusing to accept…
Category: Inner Critic
Articles about the inner critic, which is a psychological term for a part of you that tends to criticize you regardless of your actions. The inner critic is a critical inner voice that seems to be a universal phenomenon.
The posts in this category address the inner critic, providing insight and solutions. Understanding why and how the inner critic works as well as offering mental tools to heal the inner critic are the goals here!
Judging yourself for Being Fat Won’t Make you Skinny
And this is the vicious cycle of self-criticism played out in the mind of a fat man. He’s fat. He hates being fat. He loves to hate being fat. In his case, criticizing himself for being fat has NEVER helped him get thin – in any way. Such self-immolation has only discouraged him, leading him…
What If We All Just Stopped?
What if we all stopped criticizing ourselves? I don’t know of anyone else who is asking this question, but it may be one of the more important questions we might ask ourselves at this point in human history. Everyone I’ve ever met criticizes himself or herself on the inside. Every parent I’ve ever met criticizes…