Befriend Yourself: Tame your inner critic

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Are you your own best friend… or your own worst enemy? Think about it for a minute before you answer. Take your inner temperature. Is it warm and comfortable in there — or are you greeted by thoughts that are critical or demanding? Most of us reserve our most impossible demands and disparaging comments for ourselves.

It doesn’t have to be that way. You can change your inner landscape so that it supports you in all that you do. So that no matter what is happening on the outside, your inner world feels safe and supportive, like a good friend.

Befriending the Inner Critic

One of the most important steps to take to improve your inner landscape is to develop a better relationship with your inner critic. Everyone I’ve met has one: an inner voice that is constantly critical, demanding, even punishing at times. Generally, the more trauma and abuse one has suffered, the louder and nastier their inner critic.