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When Your Worst Critic is You
We can all agree that critics suck, but what do you do when your worst critic is you? You are the only person you can never get away from. Because as the saying goes, wherever you go there you are. And there’s another saying that states that we are all our own worst critic (unless you’re a narcissist). Therein lies the dynamics for a wicked downward spiral for many artists.
First of all, how do you determine if you are your own worst critic?
There are a couple of questions you could ask yourself. Are you holding back from posting your work on social media or in other avenues? If so, your inner critic could be seeding your mind with self-doubt, telling you that your work isn’t good enough. If this is the case, I encourage you to take a look around at what other people are posting. There are literally all levels of artistic genres and skill. There’s no reason why you can’t add yours to the mix.
The other thing you should consider is whether you’re the only one cutting your work to shreds when everyone else is giving praises. That alone speaks volumes and should tell you something.
Self-doubt is not unusual.
I would venture to say that many of us deal with some amount of apprehension regularly when it comes to making our work…
