The Inner Critic Is Helpful or Pathological

The inner critic personalizes our struggles. It diminishes the realization that we all struggle, all of us struggle at times to find a sense of recognition and inspiration. So how do we determine if the internal critic that drives us to do better is helpful or pathological? There's actually, when it comes to what I'll call healthy remorse versus toxic shame of the inner critic, they do share many similar circuits of the brain.