Change Your Thoughts, Improve Your Confidence — 5 Ways To Stop Inner Critics
Have you ever doubted yourself, or condemned yourself?
If you have, you are not alone.
Inner critics are something that most people often do. They have thone constant inner voices that keep talking to them, telling themselves they are “not good enough”. They are detrimental to our confidence and self-esteem.
The inner critics are thoughts that are usually formed by learnt experience from external events happened in the past: comments from your parents, your teachers, your friends, or your boss. The purpose of these thoughts are to keep us safe and away from danger and failure, however, they actually restrict our growth and achievements.
When you listen to your inner critics again and again, you will eventually believe these thoughts are real. These thoughts become automatic and are ingrained in your subconscious mind. They affect how you feel and act. If your inner voice is telling you, you will never be successful, you will find yourself stuck in failure. This is what we call a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Fortunately, you can overturn these negative outcomes by changing your thoughts. Neuroscientists have confirmed that if we change our thoughts, we can rewire our brains, and consequently change our behaviors.
