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5 Ways to Fight Loneliness Over the Holidays

…u’re such a mess. You don’t fit in anywhere. You’re just different. These “critical inner voices” make up an ongoing dialogue that reinforces the basic belief that we are not good enough. This inner critic makes us feel worthless and unlike others in some negative sense. It encourages us to be alone, then disparages us for being a loner. It contributes to our loneliness by constantly reminding us we are unworthy of the life we desire and by aliena…

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5 Most Important Relationship Resolutions

…nal enemy whose sole purpose seems to be to undermine our happiness. This “critical inner voice” can even sabotage our relationships. It’s there to warn us not to trust or to remind us to be jealous and suspicious. It can put us down, letting us know that we are too fat, thin, ugly, boring or unsuccessful to find and maintain a loving relationship. Our critical inner voice feeds on all of our negative life experiences from the day we are born to f…

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Psychological Differentiation

…dentifying these negative thought processes, which Dr. Firestone calls the critical inner voice, that are harmful or negative toward the self. Some of these thoughts may seem positive at first (either self-soothing or self-aggrandizing), while others will seem hostile, self-hating, paranoid, or suspicious. Once we become aware of these “voices,” we can develop insight into the sources of these destructive thoughts. We can develop this insight by t…

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VIDEO: Dr. Kirk Schneider on Enlivening Our Society with Awe Based Wisdom

…ds enact stories through history, maybe not just talk about them but enact critical moments, you know, when Socrates was questioning the businessman in Athens and that kind of dialogue that took place and how does it relate to their own lives, what does this mean for you and Johnny or Mary? What does this mean for, you know, what you’re learning in school. I mean, a lot of possibilities with it. Or having kids learn about how cultures throughout h…

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Overcoming the Inner Enemy that Causes Depression

…in 2010. To battle depression means taking on this internalized enemy or “critical inner voice.” Learning how to identify the self-destructive thoughts of this inner critic and how to take actions in your own self interest is the beginning of challenging the roots of depression. In this Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will address ways we can identify and deal effectively with the negative thinking that leads to the destructive spiral of depression a…

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Are You a Narcissist?: InfoGraphic

…themselves down. Like most people, narcissists have an internal coach or “critical inner voice” that evaluates their actions. Their coach speaks to them with a soothing voice, telling them how great they are, superior to others. It tells them they must always be the best, the smartest, the most attractive, etc. However, when there is any challenge to their aggrandized image, the voice may turn and tear them apart, criticizing everything about the…

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Video: Dr. John Norcross on the methodology of Psychotherapy – Relationships that Work.

…re some people who are more internalizers, or intra-punitive, or very self-critical. So, the prototype here would be, for example, a very self-critical, internalizing adolescent woman, who might be quite depressed and anxious. On the other side of the coping spectrum are the externalizers, the extra-punitive, the acting out. Again, the prototype that most people think about is a 12 year old, aggressive, ADHD boy. Well, we’ve known about this, we h…

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The Societal Obsession with Selfies (and What’s Wrong With It)

…At the age of 15, Bowman became obsessed with his looks after people made critical comments about his appearance on Facebook. He resorted to dieting, to skipping classes so that he could take selfies without being interrupted, and then dropped out of school completely. In his obsession, he did not leave his home for six months where he would spend 10 hours a day taking up to 200 selfies. After failing to capture “the perfect selfie” he became so…

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The Benefits of Generosity

…n ourselves with a negative lens. We spend too much time listening to the “critical inner voice” in our heads, which scrutinizes our every move and nags at us with negative thoughts towards ourselves and others. These negative thoughts undermine our confidence and can lead to self-sabotage. Being generous distracts us from the critical inner voice’s barrage of nasty thoughts and creates a strong argument against it as well. When we see someone els…

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VIDEO: Dr. Allan Schore on Effective Suicide Prevention and Early Attachment

…l of the sciences. So essentially, we’re looking at early, you know, early critical period – the new pieces that we’re also looking in – not only early development, but early critical period development of the brain itself. That means therefore, that abuse and neglect in the first year is much more severe (in terms of affect) than in the ninth year. I mean, if it’s in the first year when the right brain is setting up, then it’s going to alter the…

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