Embracing Your Inner Critic: Turning Self-Criticism Into a Creative Asset (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780062507570)

Hal and Sidra Stone are the creators of "Voice Dialogue" process, a therapy that transforms the inner critic from crippling adversary to productive ally.

The inner critic. It whispers, whines, and needles us into place. It checks our thoughts, controls our behavior, and inhibits action. It thinks it is protecting us from being disliked, hurt, or abandoned. Instead, the critical inner voice causes shame, anxiety, depression, exhaustion, and low-self-esteem. It acts as a powerful saboteur of our intimate relationships and is a major contributor to drug and alcohol abuse.

Through examples and exercises, the Stones show us how to recognize the critic, how to avoid or minimize "critic attacks," and, most important, how the inner critic can become asn intelligent, perceptive, and supportive partner in life.

Author: Hal Stone
ISBN-10: 0062507575
ISBN-13: 9780062507570
Publisher: HarperOne
Language: English
Published: 03/05/1993
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.36w x 0.53d