By Colin G Smith
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Let's face it, from time to time, most of us suffer from

critical inner voices. The fact is we often use self talk

throughout the day so wouldn't it be great if we could

learn a way to transform the annoying internal voices into

something more effective.

One of the first useful things to keep in mind is that even

if the voice has bad tonality and says caustic things to

you, at some level it has something of value for you in

mind.

The way you speak to yourself has been rehearsed and then

become an automatic habit. This is good news because it

suggests you can re-learn and create a more beneficial habit.

I'm guessing you've probably tried changing one of those

voices by trying to talk to it. Maybe asking it to be a bit

more patient or sternly telling it to shut the hell up! This

can work but there is a more elegant way that gets better

results more often.

If you were to think of one of your annoying internal voices

now, just become aware of where it is located in space. You

know, is it behind your head, to the left or to the right?

And just become aware of how it speaks to you. How does it

sound? What are the qualities of the voice? Is it fast

speech or slow? Is it a deep voice? How loud is it?

By becoming aware of these qualities you discover the

structure. This is what holds the thought pattern together;

the glue. The fun part comes next when we interupt the

pattern and sabotage it! Melting the glue in essence.

Have a go with the following quick little technique that

utilises the Half Second Rule in order to get the change to

stick.

Voice Recorder Rewind Button

1. Select one of those annoying internal voices one last

time.

2. Now hear it play backwards like the rewind on a cassette.

3. Try it fast and try it slow. And then hear it backwards,

really fast, in less than 1/2 a second. Do it three times.

4. Now replace that backwards voice with a new positive

message with a nice, sexy, 'bed room voice' tonality.

Thought processes such as internal voices can be changed

easily and quickly when we know how. By interrupting the

pattern and changing the structure, our mind becomes able to

access more resources, thereby making us feel better,

allowing more behavioural choice.