The way it sort of looks like a mythical creature or force helps me distinguish it as my critic instead of my actual self.
The image did resonate with me as it portrayed the “feeling” of my self when I start to have negative thoughts. Having this image to associate with the “enemy” in this case helps me to feel like I can beat it.
Didn’t like it but feels like it will always be around
It looks like the kind of man I wish I was, hardy, purposeful, independent, masculine. It presents itself as the kind of masculinity I think I should aspire to, and criticises me for not living up to it
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Not really. It looks like who I’m afraid I am. A sad pathetic shell of a person that I don’t want to be
It was fascinating to see, I’ve got you in my target now lol
Just hope it helps
It felt strange at first. The. I realised that it isn’t me at all, but a scared little boy. Having the visual representation helps make it seem less scary
May be easier to defeat an enemy i can suddenly see…
It kinda just looks like a sad Voldemort lol. Or more like a sad, sickened version of myself. Like it’s trying to protect me to not turn out like him
It just looks likes me making critiques of myself. Trying to hide my potential.
It is a visualisation of how I feel when I fail to get hard enough to have sex… again
It did, but too negative.
I’m not sure if making the IC visual is going to help, but it was definitely useful to just sit in the feeling and be aware of it. Be curious about it. Now, to conquer it.
It resonated with me.
It represents a dark force of yourself, showcasing negativity
Felt…right. I hadn’t considered that my critic was overturned..typically, it’s not been overbearing in most aspects of my life… But the sex life is different in this stage of life than it was 10 years ago
Ignorance can be bliss, I’m a little more nervous knowing it’s a negative me I need to beat. But a target is better than none, and I’m here to be better
The visual didn’t really reflect my journal however I think the visualization aspect of the exercise and writing out my feelings is a step in the right direction to gain control over my inner critic and combating any situation where I might delve into fight or flight mode.
The visualization wasn’t exactly what I had pictured in my mind, but I like the idea of trying to attach an image of some kind of figure to my inner critic. Would be useful if I was able to upload and image of myself and allow that to be the prompt for the AI to create the image of my self-critic.