5 Possible Inner-Critic or "Gremlin" Triggers

The inner-critic, or "gremlin" is the negative voice that can range from very negative self-criticism to simply disempowering. Keep in mind, these are just situations to make you notice if your gremlin gets noisy as well as to help you become mindful about it. There is no way to completely turn off your inner-critic voice, but doing work around it and managing it can be enormously helpful. Here are 5 possible gremlin triggers:

1. Toxic people in our lives: There are all kinds. The family members we can't avoid (or maybe we can, but think we don't have a choice here), "friends" in our inner-circle that pop up or even co-workers we see more than we'd like to. They may make you feel inferior, judge unfairly, point out your faults (a way to make them feel better about themselves), or maybe they are just such a mess that being around them brings you down. Take some time to take inventory of these people in your life, how your gremlin responds to them and maybe when you can do about it. Maybe you can eliminate them from your life. If not, become aware of what your inner-critic says to you and the conclusions that are made when these people are in your life.

2. Crisis: This one may seem like a no-brainer, but it's worth talking about. Whether it's a break-up, loss of a job, even things like being reprimanded at work can be big parties for your gremlin. Keep in mind here gremlin's get noisy when we get vulnerable, and vulnerability is a big part of crisis. If it's a decent sized crisis, give yourself some time to hear your gremlin out. It's the beach-ball metaphor: If you try to hold a beach ball under water, eventually it will pop up and it takes a lot of work and energy to keep it down. Same goes for the gremlin voice here.

3. New or Unfamiliar Situations: Most people become uncomfortable in new or unfamiliar situations. And what comes with that? Vulnerability. And your gremlin gets its cue to start chatting. If you've been dragging your feet about trying something new because your gremlin is afraid (because after all, it's your inner-critic voice that's speaking!) you'll look silly, or you won't know anyone, or you'll fail, go anyway! Keep listening for those phrases, be mindful about them and ask your gremlin to shut up! Everything you've ever done has at one time been new or unfamiliar. And look, you survived!

4. Falling victim to "Keeping up with the Jonses": This is hands-down a first-class ticket on the comparison train. In our culture of instant gratification to new gadgets galore, to "mcmansion" homes everywhere, it's hard to not get caught up with trying to keep up with what our neighbors and friends have. When it comes to comparing, that is your gremlin speaking, not your true authentic self. Even if you find yourself comparing yourself UP to people and making yourself feel better because you have more than others. Because at the end of the day, happiness isn't about stuff and the things that we possess.

5. Social Media/Internet "researching": Social media sites like Facebook have been a blessing for people everywhere, connecting like-minded souls and reconnecting lost friends and families. However, it can open the door for your gremlin in a big way. It's an easy way for it to jump on the "comparison train" and compare ourselves and our lives to everyone else. Believe me when I tell you 99% of everything you see on these sites people are putting their best foot forward. No one is putting up pictures of themselves when they roll out of bed, right? Also, if you're in business, or a mom blogger, "researching" other's sites and blogs to the point of beating yourself up for not being up to par with them, is your gremlin talking. Stop stalking other people when it's not serving you!

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Is Getting Rid of Cold Sores Possible?

If you mean is there a herpes cures on the market that will forever remove the virus from your body, then the answer is no. There is no drug or treatment at this time that cures herpes. There are things you can do to make your outbreaks less severe, and to possible reduce the number of times you get the fever blisters each year.

There are a lot of cold sores remedies that promise miraculous results. If you find one of them, and it works for you, then continue to use it. Not every product that says it gets rid of cold sores fast works for every person. That would be too simple, and life is just not simple.

A lot of people treat their cold sores with home remedies. Since there is no proven cure this method of treatment is as good as any the medical field has come up with. To tell the truth the home remedies are probably better than the store bought remedies.

Home remedies for things such as this focus on creating a condition inside your body that is undesirable for the virus to live in. If the host presents an undesirable place to stay then the virus cannot hang around. It high tails it, and gets out-of-town fast.

In order to provide your own immune system with the capabilities of fighting off this invader you must give your body the proper fuel it needs to function. Your diet must be healthy, and well balanced. When you start eating a poor diet, you start keeping your body from obtaining some of the vitamins, minerals, flavanoids, and antioxidants it needs to have the immune system warriors on constant alert. So remember to feed your body well.

Be certain that you keep your body hydrated, and that you get an adequate amount of rest. Alcoholic laced beverages deplete your system of fluids, sodas are full of sodium and they actually increase dehydration in your body. Your defense system cannot work if you are making them slowly die of thirst. You do not have to stop the other beverages you like. You do need to increase your daily water consumption though. Your body needs plain, ordinary, thirst quenching water to survive, and to fight like it is created to fight.

Rest is also a major factor in allowing your body to stop you from having an outbreak. When you do not get enough sleep at night, your body becomes run down, and your immune system becomes sluggish. It cannot stop the outbreak because you have depleted it of all the energy it needed to function, and then you did not give it the proper amount of time to recharge. You have made yourself vulnerable to an outbreak, and it is coming.

Try every treatment you have available to you in order to stop these outbreaks, but keeping your body prepared to resist the outbreak will be more beneficial than any drug, or treatment that you can apply externally.

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