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10/22/2015
Dr. Laura:
Inner critics are pesky fellows and hard to banish. One thing that has helped me greatly is to face my critic head on. For example, I used to be very afraid to speak in public. I knew I would be terrible at it and only humiliate myself.
The first time I could not avoid public speaking was for a class assignment. I was stunned at the positive response I received. Each time I spoke in front of people, I got less nervous. I began to receive compliments on my teaching ability. What those people didn't know was that I often pretended in my own head to be another woman who I admired as a teacher, and imitated her teaching style. Eventually, I was able to drop that little mechanism and today, I don't get nervous at all.
Having a supportive husband also helps, and we now teach marriage classes together at our church.
Dale
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