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Focusing Tip #810 - "This part seems to hate me"
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Focusing Tip #810 – “This part seems to hate me”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 31, 2022July 31, 2024

What can you do if a part of you attacks you viciously for making a mistake? Read on… A Reader writes: A…

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How can I use Focusing to increase my sense of confidence?
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Focusing Tip #771 – Focusing to increase confidence

ByAnn Weiser Cornell October 20, 2021July 9, 2024

If your doubts about your abilities are in the way of moving forward, read on… A Reader writes: I want to formulate…

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“In an exercise on contacting the inner critic, I felt my inner critic as a physical sensation...”
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Focusing Tip #747 – Is the tightness in my chest a felt sense?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 7, 2021July 9, 2024

Is the tightness in your chest giving you wise inner guidance? Or something else? Read on… John writes: In an exercise on contacting…

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If you feel that old negative beliefs about yourself are coming up more strongly now... Read on...
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Focusing Tip #703 – “I struggle with feelings of failure, shame, inadequacy…”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell May 13, 2020July 9, 2024

If you feel that old negative beliefs about yourself are coming up more strongly now… Read on… Wendy writes: I wondered if…

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Blog | Inner Peace for Challenging Times | Inner Critic

When You Think You’re No Good

ByAnn Weiser Cornell December 5, 2019July 9, 2024

One giant obstacle to feeling inwardly peaceful and good about yourself is an inner critic that seems to think you need to…

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Do your guts twist up with shame when you make a mistake, even a very innocent one? Read on...
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Focusing Tip #683 – “I made a mistake and now I feel my guts turning around”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell December 4, 2019July 10, 2024

Do your guts twist up with shame when you make a mistake, even a very innocent one? Read on… Ada writes: As…

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“It never seems to want to go past the point of letting me know that it doesn't like or respect me. ...”
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Focusing Tip #663 – “Something in me doesn’t like or respect me”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell July 10, 2019July 30, 2024

Do you have a harsh inner voice or part that doesn’t like you and puts you down? Read on… PT writes: An…

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Do you struggle with an inner critic that makes you feel like you are taken hostage?
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Focusing Tip #652 – “When it’s really bad I resort to binging on sweets.”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 10, 2019July 23, 2024

Do you struggle with an inner critic that makes you feel like you are taken hostage? Read on… Margarita writes: I am…

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How can you change negative beliefs about yourself?
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Focusing Tip #598 – If you have a negative core belief about yourself, how can you change it?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell February 28, 2018July 9, 2024

Jim writes: Can (and how can) focusing be used to change core beliefs? Do I turn to the belief and say (for…

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imposter syndrome
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How to be a Perfect Imposter

ByAnn Weiser Cornell January 12, 2018August 26, 2024

You’ve got it all figured out. How you’re supposed to look, sound, dress. What are the acceptable hobbies and opinions. How smart…

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