What's up with your Inner Bodyguard? · 𝙂𝙊𝙊𝙎𝙄𝙁𝙔 🍓🐛🦋🌈⭐️🩷

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What's up with your Inner Bodyguard?

I've been doing a lot of work lately on understanding this fascinating aspect of ourselves, which I like to call our "inner bodyguard" - and I'm absolutely fascinated by how differently it manifests in different people.

You know that voice that pops up right when you're about to do something awesome? The one that's like:

"WHOA THERE, TIGER. What if people think you're weird? What if you fail? What if you succeed and then everyone expects you to be successful ALL THE TIME? Better just... not."

I've learned that this little bodyguard genuinely believes it's helping - it's still trying to protect us from the mean kids on the playground, except now the "playground" is... well, life! 🙃

Through my own journey of understanding this part of myself also my clients, I've noticed some common patterns:

Making us second-guess compliments ("They're just being nice")
Convincing us our ideas aren't ready yet (spoiler: they're never "ready")
Turning exciting opportunities into anxiety festivals

But here's what I find so interesting - everyone's inner bodyguard has its own unique style and strategies! Some people get the perfectionist version, others get the people-pleaser, and some get the "play it safe at all costs" model.

I love learning from people about their experiences with this.

What does YOUR inner bodyguard specialise in?

Does it have any particularly creative strategies for keeping you "safe"?

I'm always curious to hear how this shows up differently for different people - it helps me understand the whole concept even better and improve the work I'm doing in my community. 💜

Tell me more! 😂

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