Confident At Work 2. 3 Steps To Quiet Your Inner Critic
May 27, 2022
Short, punchy guidance on spotting and naming your internal critic. Practical steps for noticing critical self-talk and tracking its effects on stress and performance. A three-step routine to challenge the critic and build a new, supportive internal voice. Quick tools for testing thoughts, setting boundaries with negative self-talk, and creating psychological distance.
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Inner Critic Is The Real Confidence Thief
- The inner critic is usually part of your background mental noise and drives confidence loss more than external events.
- Recognizing it in the moment is the first step to pausing and preventing automatic believing of its messages.
Write Down Triggers And Phrases
- Write down when the inner critic shows up and the exact phrases it uses so you can spot it in the moment.
- Use that awareness pause to avoid getting hooked into the thought and acting on it automatically.
Self-Criticism Activates Stress Response
- Self-criticism triggers the same stress/fight-or-flight response as external criticism.
- That stress impairs executive functions needed for complex work, making self-criticism counterproductive.