http://hypnosisabc.com/go/inner-critic

Your inner critic is that loud, nagging, voice that seems to crop up at the most annoying times. If it's holding you back, here are 5 ways to help you silence your inner critic and it's nasty voice.

Start by answering your inner critic back.

Chances are it's talking to you in a tone and manner that you wouldn't tolerate from anyone in real life. So tell it that and suggest (politely or otherwise) what it can do with its opinions!

Then play around with the tone of the voice and its location. There's absolutely no rule that the critical voice you're hearing has to be loud and booming. It could equally be meek and mild and a bit pathetic - you're in charge (after all, the critical voice is in your head) so play around with how it sounds and where it's located.

You could even play human cannonball with it, firing it off into the distance.

The third option for dealing with that critical voice is to use affirmations. These are (usually) short sentences that describe what you want to happen in your life and are repeated, preferably out loud, on a regular basis.

Fourth, distance your inner voice. Basically pay less attention to it, as though it's an increasingly faded memory of something you'd rather not repeat again in this lifetime.

Finally, think about using hypnosis to silence your inner critic. That works really well and you can get a pre-recorded hypnosis track from the link at the start of this box. It's quick to download, inexpensive and very effective.

0:20 silence your inner critic
0:36 answer your inner critic back
1:55 come out of your shell
2:15 how to tackle the inner criticism
2:50 bully your inner critic
3:12 change the inner critic's tone of voice
4:06 change the inner critic's location
4:56 fire your inner critic from a catapult
5:38 use affirmations to help change your mind
6:33 make your affirmations positive
7:32 read your positive affirmations out loud
8:10 distance your critical inner voice
10:06 use hypnosis to silence your inner critic
11:23 download an inner critic hypnosis track