Imposter Syndrome is that inner voice telling you that your work is not good enough or, even worse, that you’re useless as a person.

• Self-criticism can really put (and keep) us down.
• Suffering from ‘imposter syndrome’ is common among most of us.
• Eve...

Something happens and we imagine the absolute worst. Our mind plays tricks and we start ‘awfulizing’.

To stop this:

• First, on a piece of paper or in a journal, write down and answer the question: What I am afraid will happen?
• Next, write down a response to ...

Instead of applying self-criticism, we need to actively practice the opposite: self-compassion. 

Self-compassion is realising that self-criticism is the enemy and then acting to reverse its negative effects. Self-compassion also helps to unlock creativity. 

The two co...

There are a number of so-called cognitive distortions that are relevant to the Inner Critic:

• Mental filters, or selective abstraction.
• Tunnel vision.
• Magnification and Minimisation or binocular trick.
• Overgeneralizations
• Jumping to conclusions
• Mi...

The good thing about negative confirmation bias is that it can be flipped to create a positive full-filling prophecy too.

Rather than walking around in a perpetual state of feeling that no one believes in you, you can be on the hunt for support. Take confirmation and use it as a force for...

Awareness of your inner critical voice is crucial. This then enables you to see your critical thoughts for what they are: thoughts.

Being more aware of what your brain and mind do when sensing a potential threat in the form of being judged and receiving criticism will encourage the develop...