The other has the right to think and say what they want. You have the obligation to select what enters your ears and echoes in your mind.

          Whether or not to give importance to what comes from outside is a choice. And a very high price is paid for accepting destructive criticism: damage to self-esteem, self-image, and self-confidence.

          Who's in there? Do you think on your own, with discernment, or have you learned to think with others?

          Are there other people's voices in there thinking for you? Putting you down, criticizing, humiliating, demanding, not giving you peace, and sabotaging your life?

          Having what I call filters in the ears and self-possession is critical if you care about your mental and emotional health.