
02/11/2025
Hurtful self-talk is everywhere. Think about that voice, think about the things it says to you - especially the criticism you’ve heard from it 1000 times before. You’re ugly, you’re fat, you’re dumb, you’ll never make it… You know the one. That voice.
Is it the voice of a man or a woman? Is it young or old? If you had to give that voice a name and a hairstyle and a favorite outfit, what would it be? What would that voice look like if they were a real person?
Here’s what never ceases to amaze me: in all the years, I’ve given people that prompt, I’ve never - not even one time - had somebody described themselves.
It’s never their voice saying, hateful things. It’s some creation of their imagination that, at least in my case, bears a shocking resemblance to the authority figure. I was most afraid of as a child. My personal own psychology, notwithstanding, let’s circle back around to you and all the beliefs you have. The voice of judgement that tried to rule your mind? It’s not yours.
If it’s not your voice, why do you allow it to keep talking?
Credit:
Excerpt from📕 What if YOU Are the Answer?
Author: (Pg 138)