TYVON FOSTER, LCSW

What is Negative Self-Talk? The academic definition is any critical, pessimistic, or self-defeating inner dialogue you have with yourself. Put simply, Negative Self-Talk consists of statements you make about yourself that suggest you are not good enough, worthy enough, or deserving. Negative Self-Talk often sounds like the following: "I'm not good enough" "I'm stupid" "I'm a bad person/It's my fault this is happening" "I'm always in the wrong/I can never get it right" "I'm no