The Judge/Inner Critic
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The Judge (or inner critic) is the one that beats us up repeatedly over mistakes from our past, current shortcomings, and future risks. Our judge leads the way and will activate other saboteurs within us.
My particular Judge was most active in my previous role as an intelligence analyst, ironically where I used to have to stand up in crown court and give evidence in front of a real-life judge.
In the build-up to a trial, he would be internally future catastrophising concerning all the things that would go wrong whilst I was giving my evidence. On the day I was due at court he would then switch and begin internally beating me up around all my apparent shortcomings and things I should've done before.
Giving evidence at crown court is naturally stressful in nature, however, my Judge saboteur turned them into such ordeals that for days afterward I was often left exhausted by the energy spent self-managing.
It was about surviving rather than thriving.
It was only after partnering with a coach, discovering mental fitness, and beginning to practice-related exercises that I was able to reclaim some internal control and operate beyond the never-ending criticism of my Judge.
In conclusion, our Judges are and will always be there in some form. In my experience the practice is to capture them at work, regain control and choose a different voice (our inner leader for example) instead.
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