The inner critic
The voice in you that comments, evaluates and condemns — often in the words of someone from your past.
How it shows up in daily life
You write a message and read it three times. You get praise and immediately think they didn’t see where you messed up. The critic isn’t the voice of reason, though it presents itself that way — reason would help you correct the mistake; the critic only condemns you.
What we do with it in therapy
We don’t kill the critic. We look at whose voice it is, when it moved in and what it once protected you from — because it almost always had a job. Only then does it become possible not to take it at its word.
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See also
Complex trauma
The trace of repeated, long-lasting injuries — most often within relationships and in childhood.
Core beliefs
Deep, rarely spoken rules about yourself, others and the world, which colour all experience.
Loneliness
A sense of disconnection that doesn't depend on how many people are around you.
