Reframe Your Inner Critic As A Separate Voice

The voice that says you always mess things up feels like plain fact rather than a character with its own agenda, which is exactly why it is hard to argue with. This separates that voice from your actual judgement, works out what it thinks it is protecting you from, and drafts a response you can use the next time it turns up. Suits anyone whose harshest critic lives entirely in their own head.

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You have a harsh internal voice that shows up around {TRIGGER_SITUATION}, saying things like ["you always mess this up"]. You want to work with it differently rather than just trying to silence it.
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<task>
**Guide a reframing exercise for the inner critic:**
1. Ask me to write down exactly what the critic says, in its own words
2. Help me name this voice as separate from my actual judgement (not "me" but "the critic")
3. Ask what this voice might be trying to protect me from, even if its method is unhelpful
4. Offer one alternative response I could give the critic next time it shows up, that acknowledges the fear without obeying it
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- A short set of guiding questions
- After reasoning: the reframe, and one scripted response to use next time
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