Lesson 3: The Inner Bully

The Guardian of the Underworld.

The Inner Bully (also called the Inner Critic) is the internalized voice of criticism, rejection, or conditional love we absorbed from the outside world as children. It is not your authentic self. It is a psychological imprint — a carbon copy — of the parent, caregiver, teacher, or authority figure who failed to offer unconditional love in a moment when you deeply needed it.