Inner Critics

Aum Sairam

We tell ourselves so many lies and half-truths ... We listen and are
duly impressed by these inner voices that turn into unseen judges that
nag at us. We give each of these judges a seat of honor in our minds;
all the while hating their guts and their never-ending supply of
judgments ... We give the judges permission to accompany us on each
journey of life, never daring to realize that we can park them, at
least momentarily.

The Inner Critic makes each of us a child. As we become the child in
our relationships, we lose our sense of self. We are no longer
self-contained, self-respecting adults. We look to others for
validation. Our self-worth is based upon their opinion of us. Thus,
everyone around us becomes a mother or a father whose support and
approval is desperately needed to protect us from the constant
criticism of the Inner Critic.

Allah Malik