“Do I have an inner critic? More like send help now!”

She savagely lit into herself a few nights ago over blowing a job interview. Thinking about it afterward, she wondered if she was the critic at all. Could it have been someone — or history — speaking through her? She used to ask, “Do I have an inner critic?” Now she needs help.

Essentially, the inner critic acts as an introjected, critical parental figure.   Dr. Nelda Andersone

Introduction

After numerous unpleasant run-ins with my inner critic over the past three months, I began a series on the subject last week. For assistance, I turned to the work of  Psychology Today expert Dr. Nelda Andersone.

Part one describes the inner critic, including what it can look and sound like. Right after posting, it…