I saw an ad for a webinar promising this: “Silence your inner critic once and for all.”
Call me skeptical. Our inner critics have phenomenal staying power.
Our inner critic can keep us from reaching our potential when we over-weight his comments. (I have multiple inner critics, all male.) He adds to our hesitancy to even begin, let alone drive through to a finish line.
Our inner critic does play important roles. He serves a counterforce I must work against, which strengthen me and shows me my faults to overcome. I’m better because of the battle. He also slows me from sliding into ditches and potholes. People who truly lack an inner critic are dangerous narcissists who wreak damage. Let’s acknowledge that our inner critics sometimes have a point and can keep us upright.
