Shrinking the inner critic

[Rainagain]

I've just read the Pete walker piece.

Up to now I didn't understand what was meant by inner critic.

I now see I do all of those things to myself all the time.

Its sad to realise, but for some reason it made me laugh aloud.....

Another jigsaw piece.

[Three Roses]

Yes, I've laughed because of the joy of discovery of something. I remember laughing like that a lot at Pete Walker's book and also "The Body Keeps The Score".

[Rainagain]

And now I have just read the article on pathologising language.

Betrayal, of course.

I experienced a mix of threat and betrayal from different sources.

I always try to explain it was the harm from those meant to help that caused the damage and its hard for people to understand.

Its betrayal, that is the key.

I knew what had caused the harm to me but hadn't differentiated it from other threat by looking at it as betrayal.

I know stuff inside but if I see a good explanation it falls into place for me.

[Blueberry]

I should read that article because the word "betrayal" often turns up my head. A current theme.

[Rainagain]

Its betrayal that makes the harm worse and more difficult to accept.

I felt it as worse but hadn't got to the reason until reading the article.