1. If a parent thought of us as lazy, helpless or as a troublemaker, we tend to incorporate these attitudes toward ourselves on an unconscious level throughout our lives.
2. Add to this the many other social experiences we had where we felt put down, shamed or rejected (a teacher who ...

There are five important steps to overcoming this inner critic.

The critical inner voice strongly influences feelings of isolation, loneliness and social anxiety .

Chances are, it is this destructive “voice” we are hearing every time we tell ourselves, “nobody likes me.”