My inner coacm pulled me out of my doom spiral out and started naming all of the positive pieces of evidence against my inner critic. It helped me feel reassured.
They are both me. A confident me who knows it’s psychological and the scared worried me who doubts himself.
I couldn’t focus at all today. I will try this exercise again later
My inner critic uses brutal logic, my coach tells me my mind can change if I just trust it
for me it’s always different.
today it was basically just a stare off between the bouncer critic and my hype man coach. The critic was just staring me down like “you ain’t getting in there”. meanwhile, the coach was gently pushing my back, later on massaging my shoulders in an encouraging way as if I was just about to get into a boxing ring.
at the end of it, both the coach and the critic were encouraging me. the coach just the same as before, while the critic was just giving me advice on what to avoid and watch out for. both just tried to get me ready for getting in there
They were by my side, just with me and not there in the way but to reassure and rebut what the critic could possibly say
It felt good bringing my inner coach. It felt like a helping hand and someone who reminds of my strengths.
struggled with this one, not sure what my critic says and not sure who my coach is
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My inner coach is me, a more confident and positive me, not caught up in anxiety and self-protection. I liked in the audio when at the end the narrator said ‘you can feel free’. That sums up my journey.
The critic is purely a feeling- one of dread. So I tried to balance that with a feeling of hope and playfulness. Not sure it’ll work under fire though. The feeling of dread is very strong.
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Inner coach brings facts. ‘You have got it up plenty of times in the past dont let the inner critic fool you.’ Chill