10 ways to control your internal monologue
1. Be reminded
“What are you doing with your life?” “You don’t want to get involved in that, do you?” “Do you want me to tell them about that?”” “You should remember that. You’re not a good enough writer. You should try harder.” These are just some things people have said to me when I was feeling crazy about my writing.
2. Keep thinking positive
Take a few deep breaths and visualise your success. When you are feeling down, visualise you doing what you want and being successful. I also like to ask myself “What are you most proud of?” and I always find something to be grateful about.
3. Focus
Try to stay in the present. Focus on the work you’re doing. Don’t dwell on what you might not be doing.
4. Embrace all negative feelings
Take a deep breath and let them flow. Let yourself feel bad. Write it down in your notebook or word document. If it’s time to throw a tantrum, let yourself get upset and then get up and write about it. Be honest. Don’t feel guilty about it.
5. Write for 15 minutes a day
Every day for a week, write for 15 minutes. Don’t feel guilty about this. You can’t have a story without an outline and without some kind of plan. And no one will read it. But you might find you like it. Keep a log of what you wrote and how you felt after you were done.
6. Reward yourself
Try to treat yourself after you’ve written something. Maybe buy a small gift for yourself.
7. Stop saying “I’m sorry”
The more you say this to yourself, the more you believe it. It doesn’t actually help your writing. It just makes you feel worse.
8. Read other books
Once you’ve written something, read it. Read your own story as it is, not as a version of it. That might help you realise what doesn’t work and how to write it differently.
9. Pretend that everyone in the world loves you
Then stop feeling bad about yourself. No one else is feeling bad about you, you should only feel bad about yourself if you’re actually bad at something.
10. Put yourself in other people’s shoes
Think about how you would feel if a particular behaviour or opinion was coming from someone else.
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Samarth Harsh
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