critical voice

[The People]

Hello Canucklady from fellow country woman. Not sure if we have met before. I live in the west. We have a couple of those critical voices. I think they are common. One of them has backed off a lot over the past few years. Which is good because she made us grumpy and hard to be around. We have others as well though. One in particular deals with the ED and apparently this is quite common. Only she is a full being. When we have lost control she comes out the most. She is an older woman and lets us know when we have eaten too much. According to her. Even if we are still hungry.

I think many people have a critical voice to some degree. Even monominds with low self esteem. Like that little voice people joke about.

Have you tried anything in T or on your own to get her to talk about herself? Asking her why she is so negative? When I am negative it is usually because I am afraid or whatever. Some people have used journals where they invite a particular self to write. Some people here talk about writing a question, leaving it and coming back to find it answered. Some alters like to draw. Good luck with it. The negative voice is a hard one but I have found that with time it can be overcome. Especially if you acknowledge it but do what you were planning anyway.