It is common for people to have a harsh inner critic that is debilitating: Neville Symington suggests that such a severely critical inner object is especially noticeable in Narcissism.
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Robert W. Firestone and Lisa Firestone, in their book "Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice: A Revolutionary Program to Counter Negative Thoughts and Live Free from Imagined Limitations," discuss how the inner voice often seems to protect us from being hurt or feeling abandoned when in reality it reinforces our feelings of shame and guilt, sabotages intimate relationships, and leads to self-destructive behaviors.
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