Your Inner Critic

Many of us have dealt with our inner critic...probably a lot more often then we would like to admit. It's that voice in our head telling us were not good enough,  pretty enough, skinny enough and so on. But what is it about this voice that has such a hold on us? Why do we choose to listen to it when so many other people tell us something different?

This week Oprah has put out a great article on How to Silence Your Inner Critic and I thought I would share it with you to help shed some light on the subject.

You know the routine. You're in a room with your boss. Or the man you secretly love. Or the girl who tormented you in high school. Though you plan on being silent and serene, you open your mouth to answer a simple question, and out of it come words so ghoulishly inane that you immediately turn purple. You try to cover, but the more you talk the stupider you get. You can barely hear what the other person is saying, because the voice in your head is screaming, "Oh, my God, I sound like an idiot! What's the matter with me?" After you've slithered out of the room, the inner harangue continues as your eyes well up. You can't stop replaying the conversation in your head. Days later you're still rehearsing the things you should have said.

I have spent most of my life listening to the voice in my head that tells me what's wrong with me, what I can't do even if I try hard, and why things will never be any different. I'm in awe of people who seem to be full of confidence, taking every setback in stride, never losing their composure. What's their secret?  Click here to read the entire article.