I also use the strategy of giving my anxiety a name so I don't attach too much meaning to my negative thoughts. I picture him as a hamster furiously running on a wheel, so it made sense to name him Hammy. And Hammy needs to chill the F out lol :)
I'm going to name my inner negative voice "Bridget" and see if that helps. It just sounds so ridiculous to me. "Eff off, Bridget." That'll make me laugh every time. I can also somehow imagine a condescending Bridget in my mind. Great tip, honestly. I'm subscribing to you Claire! Want to see where you go from here on Substack. I'm trying to climb the ranks as well and see if I can do this full-time.
I was just recommended an episode of the same podcast - will have to make time to listen to this one too. Definitely hearing my inner critic a little louder these days - I think emerging from hibernation has her a bit irritated 😆
This is so me! I’ve been through a very similar journey .. discovering the existence of limiting beliefs and the source of my negative thinking.
I started to tackle it by applying what I learnt from personal development podcasts / books to my own life one thing at a time. My first things I applied were affirmations / challenging my self talk . which has completely transformed my life. I’ve become an author and written that memoir like you. I have an optimistic view on my life and have learnt about money mindset too that is having a big impact on my ability to offer my work to others. I’ve turned on the paid subscriptions because “why not?” .. I believe my words are valuable too.
Thank you for talking about this, there are so many who aren’t aware of this survival mechanism that’s holding them back. I’ve re stacked.
I also use the strategy of giving my anxiety a name so I don't attach too much meaning to my negative thoughts. I picture him as a hamster furiously running on a wheel, so it made sense to name him Hammy. And Hammy needs to chill the F out lol :)
I'm going to name my inner negative voice "Bridget" and see if that helps. It just sounds so ridiculous to me. "Eff off, Bridget." That'll make me laugh every time. I can also somehow imagine a condescending Bridget in my mind. Great tip, honestly. I'm subscribing to you Claire! Want to see where you go from here on Substack. I'm trying to climb the ranks as well and see if I can do this full-time.
I was just recommended an episode of the same podcast - will have to make time to listen to this one too. Definitely hearing my inner critic a little louder these days - I think emerging from hibernation has her a bit irritated 😆
This is so me! I’ve been through a very similar journey .. discovering the existence of limiting beliefs and the source of my negative thinking.
I started to tackle it by applying what I learnt from personal development podcasts / books to my own life one thing at a time. My first things I applied were affirmations / challenging my self talk . which has completely transformed my life. I’ve become an author and written that memoir like you. I have an optimistic view on my life and have learnt about money mindset too that is having a big impact on my ability to offer my work to others. I’ve turned on the paid subscriptions because “why not?” .. I believe my words are valuable too.
Thank you for talking about this, there are so many who aren’t aware of this survival mechanism that’s holding them back. I’ve re stacked.