#innercriticalvoice

[littlebent-notbroken]

The voice that kept saying “you’re a worthless piece a sh*t” sounded like my voice, but it also sounded a lot like my mom’s words. And in making that realization, it jolted me into wanting to speak kinder to myself, about myself. I wanted to be nothing like my mom, in any way shape or form. Then, as I got older, the voice started to say things that COULD be said by real and imaginary people. It was like my default setting was skepticism and criticism. I would imagine that as soon as I walked into a room or when I finished a presentation, people would begin judging me. I would go down the list of all the possible awful things everyone would say about me, and convince myself that they were true--even if there was no "evidence" to back it up. “I’m ugly, I’m fat, I’m not smart, I’m not funny, I’m being annoying, a burden.” So, who’s actually saying you’re not good enough? Who’s conditioned you to believe you’re less than? You’re unloved? You’re unwanted? And how can you come back to yourself and wrap yourself in the love and compassion you need and say to yourself “I’m here, I’m proud of you, I love you”? How can you reclaim your voice? #selfworth #findyourvoice #depressionrecovery #innercriticalvoice #criticalvoice #innerwork #mentalhealthawareness #cptsdwarrior #resilience #turnitaround #selflove #selfcompassion #selfcare #innerdialoguecoach #innercritic #empoweringthoughts #perfectionism #recoveringperfectionist #practicenotperfection #impostersyndrome (at San Francisco Bay Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZuE54D-MF/?igshid=1kls6qwsge5ad