A while back, a professor in the psychology department was kind enough to give me a book on this concept. She sense that I had difficulty in this area and reached out to me, something I really appreciated.
I think this book could be helpful to everyone so I wanted to post it here. We all have moments where a voice in the back of our heads says horrible things that are detrimental to our confidence. These things include, "Wow, you're stupid." "What were you thinking." "No one will ever want you." "You should just give up."
These thoughts come on suddenly and usually in rapid succession. They are powerful weapons against us, making us feel depressed or even provoking anxiety. The worst thing about them is that we seem to have no control over them. They just come on.
This book is a useful tool. It outlines what these inner voices are and good ways to combat them. I think this relates well to this field since those who value philosophy and religion acknowledge the importance of the mind and our emotions. I also think it relates well to some of what we study in that logic is a key approach to combating the threat. One has to essentially make the best argument against these detrimental thoughts.
I think this idea relates well to our class given the historical religious significance. Your critical inner voice is the devil on your shoulder. He tries to trick you, to bring you down, to make you cynical. He wants you to give up and to hate yourself. You have to learn that you are beautiful as you are, to see the value in yourself. Such deeper learning and analytical thinking are a big part of this discipline. Anyways, I hope that this was at least a little insightful.
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