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Focus on what is wrong or needs correcting

How has my attention been focused on what is wrong or what needs improving? What have I judged as imperfect or mistakes? What body sensations and feelings did I have in connection with these judgments? What actions did I take or need to curb in connection with correcting errors and doing what is right?

Basis: Ones’ coping strategy and worth are based on getting things right and improving, so your attention goes to what is wrong or needs correcting.

Inner critical voice

How have I been judging myself? Berating myself? Worrying? How constant was the voice of judgment? How did I treat situations as good or bad? Right or wrong? How did my inner critic make me feel?

Basis: Ones develop a relentless inner critic to support their mission of getting life “right.”

Judging others and being judged

How did I judge others? What did this make me feel or do? Did I become resentful? In what ways did I believe that I was being judged or criticized? Did I turn what could be suggestions or advice into criticism? How did I react to what I perceived as criticism?

Basis: Judgment is part of the critical mind at work. The belief that you aren’t worthy if you aren’t right makes Ones sensitive to judgments by self and others.

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