I'm going out on a limb of somewhat questionable stability here, and assume that most of us deal with an "inner critic" in one form or another.
That little voice or often booming voice in our head that screams at the most inopportune times phrases along the line of, "you're not good enough"; "you can't do that"; "you're too fat"; "why are you like that?"
Anyhow, you get the idea.
I posted yesterday that I was taking this course through the University of Florida called "Healing With The Arts." Part of the lecture I was watching today, dealt with "releasing your inner critic."
As part of the lecture, the professor suggested a number of ways of "kicking our inner critic to the curb" through using art(painting, written word, or other methods). This whole inner critic thing, which in my own experience is a very real deal, seems like a challenging emotional/mental health issue to resolve or at least minimize to some extent(I think?).
I guess the question I'm asking(assuming I'm asking anything) is how you deal with that inner critic that resides somewhere in your mind and soul. Aren't the issue that surrounds or created the "inner critic voice" in the first place a significant issue to deal with?
I don't have any answers yet, nor have I tackled the assignments that the professor asked us to complete. The inner critic voice is something I've battled for most of my life and it has played at times a significant role in tripping me up/holding me back/slowing growth as a person in a variety of elements.
Is it possible to deal with it(I think the answer is yes?) and is it possible to eliminate the critical inner voice altogether(not sure on that one)?
--as always with love--
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