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Post by introvert on May 19, 2022 13:39:38 GMT
Here is a description of the types of inner critic that can manifest due to early childhood attachment trauma. My inner critic is mostly the Guilt Tripper. Reading and understanding about the ways that this manifests is extremely soothing to me, it takes it out of my head and puts it on the table under bright lights. With tools to transform it.
Just talking about it and seeing it for what it is is a huge relief to me. It validates the sensitive, caring side of me. It also makes me feel self love in response to recognizing how I've been bullied. This doesn't seem like a long road hoping to find peace, it feels like ai just was handed the correct directions and it's not a long journey at all.
I recognize now that I have struggled with this inner critic my whole life. But, it was lost in the buzz of the white noise that's been shutting me down, if that makes sense. Like so much was going on under the level of conscious awareness and I was just being driven by subconscious beliefs. Lots of whispering going on and I couldn't hear what it was saying.
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Post by introvert on May 19, 2022 13:41:01 GMT
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Post by tnr9 on May 19, 2022 14:06:58 GMT
I would say mine is the molder….but that is because I had a dad who was a psychiatrist and would tell me I was “this close to normal”…..
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Post by introvert on May 19, 2022 14:27:14 GMT
I would say mine is the molder….but that is because I had a dad who was a psychiatrist and would tell me I was “this close to normal”….. oh Ouch! I can't imagine to be the daughter of a psychiatrist saying things like that to his daughter. Talk about feeling under the microscope! What a great article though. I am going to re-read it when I have time because I just devoured it pretty quick, I feel like Ive been needing to ingest this and now I've found it I'm stuffing it all in lol!
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Post by elizabeth on Jun 16, 2022 22:16:35 GMT
I would say mine is the molder….but that is because I had a dad who was a psychiatrist and would tell me I was “this close to normal”….. i think i had an actual shudder when i read this! what were you supposed to make of that kind of comment as a kid (or an adult for that matter!) geez!
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Post by elizabeth on Jun 16, 2022 22:21:57 GMT
i think mine might be the Perfectionist one. but also the Molder. Sometimes the Guilt Tripper. They are having duels. Learning about the inner critic was really eye opening. You can`t stop something if you dont even know you are doing it! Now I can identify pretty quick when I start to tear myself down. When it happens I try to remind myself that these thoughts are trying to protect me (in a warped way), but that they are not really Me, and that I can let them go and don`t have to attach to them or follow them down an emotional rabbit hole. Minds are so complex and fascinating really.
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Post by introvert on Jun 17, 2022 4:19:29 GMT
i think mine might be the Perfectionist one. but also the Molder. Sometimes the Guilt Tripper. They are having duels. Learning about the inner critic was really eye opening. You can`t stop something if you dont even know you are doing it! Now I can identify pretty quick when I start to tear myself down. When it happens I try to remind myself that these thoughts are trying to protect me (in a warped way), but that they are not really Me, and that I can let them go and don`t have to attach to them or follow them down an emotional rabbit hole. Minds are so complex and fascinating really. I've been speaking with other woman about all this and bringing it into the light, sharing and receiving empathy, and seeing it for what it is seems to disempower the critical voice. It's not been eating me.
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Post by introvert on Jun 17, 2022 14:13:01 GMT
Interestingly, I am surrounded by women who are growing their awareness of this and other issues. I'm in midlife and it seems to be a common theme... grow old or grow healthier and more free. I opt for the latter!
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