yup ,,,, I am 40 and I still avoid looking at the mirror BC my face is wrong everything is ugly or wrong w it.
2026-07-09 13:21:38
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jackie :
My inner voice is so mean and why does she sound just like my mom
2026-06-26 19:19:50
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michelle :
so mad that im 33 and still my inner voice is my moms
2026-07-09 01:57:11
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Agnes + Steph :
This breaks my heart for all of us raised by critical caregivers
2026-07-09 11:10:31
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rxg9er :
I told my dad to stop criticizing me. He stopped talking to me.
2026-06-26 12:29:15
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Anna Ivchenko :
Even though i do think she was wrong to criticise me all the time, now if somebody praises or encourages me, i still feel like they are lying, and my mom is the only one who is truly honest with me
2026-07-09 13:45:29
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Ginzn :
I was criticized 24/7 … I was always bad … wrong … ugly … fat…. Never ever stopped
2026-06-26 02:32:01
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Liz — Dresses, makeup & fun :
These comments break my heart 😭 I wish I could make it all better.
2026-07-09 12:05:44
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Yes I know I’m weird :
Ingrained in me that I am a piece of shit
2026-06-29 10:15:33
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Jack Sovereights :
This sounds familiar
2026-07-09 12:33:21
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Or Lev :
they really damaged me
2026-06-23 16:24:47
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thelionessesqueen :
Child psychologist say that the inner voice that your children will hear when they are older is the voice of the parent so be careful what you’re saying to your children because that is the Voice. They’re going to hear that’s gonna be their inner voice.
2026-07-04 17:57:11
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Ballpeen Hammer :
parents are basically gods to small children
2026-06-27 00:09:34
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SirenRen :
My heart is still broken from how I was treated. I don't think i can ever heal from that.
2026-06-26 20:58:16
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silkabelli :
The child concludes that many decades later and then goes no contact
2026-06-28 14:35:04
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Jennifer 💙 :
I've been in therapy for 15 years now undoing this damage
2026-06-23 19:23:14
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booth.or.table :
I spent most of my life thinking I was stupid because my entire family dogpiled on me.
2026-06-26 16:21:49
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Amaya :
Also means there will never be a sense of pride, accomplishment or anything that would result in a drive to do anything, cuz why would you if nothing feels rewarding or good enough. Same goes for saying “I’m so proud of you” to others. It’s a hollow social script because it’s expected, not felt.
2026-06-29 10:38:39
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Mary :
It took me until my 40s to realize this. The time I lost is so painful. But now working towards wholeness
2026-06-23 19:35:35
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DropDeadOctane :
Once I hit puberty, it didn’t work anymore.
2026-06-29 18:47:47
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Daisy1618 :
Another therapist here: Your brain learns to internalizes the voice of your critical care giver as a survival mechanism bc the criticism is a fracture in the attachment you have to them. Our attachment to our caregiver is literally life or death when we’re little bc they are our survival tool so your brain is like we have to figure out out how to avoid this life or death danger (criticism). If you can predict what the person will criticize (aka the internalized voice will tell you) and avoid that thing then you are criticized less and therefore safer (in theory but usually people that are highly critical will always find something to criticize)
2026-06-27 20:41:33
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🤪 Nuttyzebra 🦓 :
i was told consistently that I was an awful child, and very hard to love. I still struggle now 40+ years later
2026-06-29 10:39:50
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Allison Cherry 🍒 :
I knew mine were wrong, thank god. But it doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten what they’re said.
2026-06-27 20:30:38
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StarF0xx_ :
it undermines your sense of self and connection with yourself for a life time. it takes real work
.
2026-06-28 17:52:40
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Sunkissed8 :
And we turn on ourselves.
2026-06-26 08:08:09
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