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Why Are Our Inner Voices So Mean and Critical?
Most of us would never speak to a friend the way our inner voice sometimes speaks to us. Yet many people quietly live with harsh and critical self-talk. In this post, Clinical Psychologist David Hennessy explores why our inner dialogue becomes so judgmental and how we can transform it. Drawing on the latest evidence from compassion-focused, acceptance-based, and mindfulness approaches, this article explains how self-criticism often begins as protection and how to build a calmer, kinder inner voice.
