i have a harsh inner critic.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The inner critic or \"critical inner voice\" is a concept used in popular psychology and psychotherapy to refer to a subpersonality that judges and demeans a person. A concept similar in many ways to the Freudian superego as inhibiting censor, or the negative Jungian animus, the inner critic is usually experienced as an inner voice attacking a person, saying that he or she is bad, wrong, inadequate, worthless, guilty, and so on. The inner critic often produces feelings of shame, deficiency, low self-esteem, and depression. It may also cause self-doubt and undermine self-confidence. It is common for people to have a harsh inner critic that is debilitating. Neville Symington suggested that such a severely critical inner object is especially noticeable in narcissism. Jay Earley and Bonnie Weiss have labeled seven types of inner critics\u2014the perfectionist, the taskmaster, the inner controller, the guilt tripper, the destroyer, the underminer, and the molder. A number of self-help books deal with the inner critic, though some use other terms to denote it, such as \"the judge\" or \"the gremlin\". There are two main approaches to working with the inner critic:   Some psychotherapists suggest that either of these two approaches may be appropriate depending on how the inner critic manifests.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hi, I have a harsh inner critic. I just want to push myself to do better but I feel judgy and demeaning."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Well that's odd. You shouldn't feel judgy and demeaning for wanting to better yourself."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have heard that the inner critic is considered similar to Freudian superego. Do you mainly have positive interaction with your inner voice?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, although sometimes my inner voice will have bad thoughts and I have to tell it to shut up"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I can relate to that, I think when my inner voice starts wandering to bad thoughts I get a feeling of shame that motivates me to correct it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes I can definitely understand that."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I find that my inner voice helps me at times as well, but they say it can cause self doubt and lower self confidence."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah I can definitely see that happening too."}]