Hi, I have a harsh inner critic. I just want to push myself to do better but I feel judgy and demeaning.
Well that's odd. You shouldn't feel judgy and demeaning for wanting to better yourself.
I have heard that the inner critic is considered similar to Freudian superego. Do you mainly have positive interaction with your inner voice?
Yes, although sometimes my inner voice will have bad thoughts and I have to tell it to shut up
I can relate to that, I think when my inner voice starts wandering to bad thoughts I get a feeling of shame that motivates me to correct it.
Yes I can definitely understand that.
, deficiency, low self-esteem, and depression. It may also cause self-doubt and undermine self-confidence. It is common for people to have a harsh inner critic that is debilitating.
Neville Symington suggested that such a severely critical inner object is especially noticeable in narcissism.
Jay Earley and Bonnie Weiss have labeled seven types of inner critics—the perfectionist, the taskmaster, the inner controller, the guilt tripper, the destroyer, the underminer, and the molder.
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