A critic sits inside every person, with the only difference being that he interferes with someone, and, on the contrary, helps someone. What to do if your inner critic has crossed all permissible boundaries and interferes with your life, constantly burning with moral lectures for any of your actions? The best thing you can do in this situation is to get rid of it. For this purpose, there is a fairly simple and easy-to-use art therapy technique. 1. Take a piece of paper and a pen. 2. Write on a piece of paper all the reproaches and accusations that you often hear within yourself. We use “you” as if in the second person. For example: - You are fat - You are stupid - No one needs you - You will never find a decent job, etc. 3. Put the piece of paper in front of you and re-read it carefully again. At the same time, listen to your body, where it responds. 4. Now take the pen again, switch it to the other hand (if you write with your right, you will now write with your left, and vice versa) and write the answer. Write as if a complete stranger told you this. Yes, you will be very uncomfortable writing and your calligraphy may suffer - it doesn't matter. The main thing is, don’t give up on this business halfway. 5. After you have responded to all the attacks of your inner critic, put down the pen and read again, only this time out loud. Why does this technique work? Because when we do something in a way that is unusual for us, and in this case it is writing down an answer with our non-dominant hand, our brain is forced to initiate and form new neural connections. They help shape our new reality, thereby old neural connections fade into the background and gradually disappear. But, of course, you shouldn’t expect results right away. You have lived under the rule of your inner critic for too long. Therefore, you may have to return to this technique more than once in order to raise your self-esteem and become more confident. Why would I ever get rid of my inner critic? Very often, the inner critic comes to us when we are not expecting it at all and prevents us from making the right choice. For example, a very good job came your way, but instead of taking advantage of this offer, you refuse. Because someone inside is constantly whispering to you: “Why try, you won’t succeed anyway.” You miss the chance by not even giving yourself a chance to try. By removing your inner critic or at least muffling it, you will be able to soberly assess your strengths and make decisions in a balanced and timely manner. I wish you to always live in harmony with yourself and your inner critic.