Core beliefs and inner critic.

Sometimes, in order to bring about a turn for the better in our lives, it is helpful to question what our core beliefs about ourselves are.

What do I believe about myself and the world and how does that shape me? Is it early positive or negative? What do I often tell myself?

Core beliefs  are the deepest rooted beliefs we have about ourselves and the world. They can exist consciously or subconsciously and fundamentally shape our perceptions, thoughts, emotions and actions. We accept these beliefs as true, based on our accumulated experiences, and most are formed in childhood. They can be either positive or negative (often a parent criticise or comparing us to others).

Example of positive beliefs:

- I am safe

- I am worthy of love

- I have abundance

Example of negative beliefs:

- I am not good enough

- I don't belong anywhere

- I am powerless

Example of a negative belief in life:

1. Childhood imprint - mother, raising children independently, often telling their children that she is short of money, she is in lack and talks about it to children they cannot afford something

2. Adapted association (core belief) - "Having a lack of money is the norm",

"I don't deserve to have enough money"

3. Life experience - lower paid jobs

4. Automatic negative thoughts - "I'm not worthy", "I'm not worthy of enough money", "I'll never have enough money"

5. Symptoms

- behaviour - constant saving of money

- motivational - staying in a job that doesn't pay well

- emotional - feeling of resignation, fear

- cognitive - inability to concentrate well

- physical - loss of appetite, insomnia, depression

So what are the more beneficial beliefs for me? What do I prefer to replace them with and make decisions and live from those beliefs? How would I do things differently if I had new and more useful beliefs?

Mirka