A disappointed, fatalistic, and authoritarian version of me. Tells me I shouldn’t even try because of all the things that will go wrong. Tells me I will let her down, and that she will perceive me as weak and emasculated.
It s hard, my inner critic tells me beforehand that i will fail and my hearts starts beating fast
feeling cold and dissociated to my body. my body starts to shiver, especially my legs. almost like a spasm
It’s like my body just won’t operate
Just negative feelings for me. Regret, anxiety, even irony.
It’s me, worried that whatever I do, it won’t be enough.
It’s just me
Nothing in particular, just an imitate anxiety at that point
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Spiralling thought patterns of inadequacy, that throw a bucket of cold water over any enjoyment that might be had.
No arousal when thinking about sex
I don’t have a visual description of my inner critic, but, it’s voice resembled my own. During the guided session my inner critic brought doubt in myself and my ability to operate in such situations.
It’s seems to centre around my feeling of self worth and self esteem.
“She’s out of your league”
“You are not good enough for this woman”
“All her partners have been fitter”
It looks like a ghost wearing a white mask observing me and telling me it’s not going to work.
Lack of feeling downstairs, lack of confidence in getting full and proper erection
A feeling of what if and feeling on the edge of about to fail or not
Afraid of disappointing my partner and myself if it does not come up
I won’t get to a climax which is what my sexual partner wants from me. I won’t enjoy it as I will be stressed out about how long it might take or if they are getting bored.
I don’t “see” my inner critic, I just know that it is using my voice.
It didn’t look like anything. It felt like tightness in my chest and doubts arising
Mine shows up in different forms such as being self conscious about looks, my performance and not living up to a partners past experience
Me as a sarcastic shadow