Today in therapy, we continued the discussion on the concept of the inner critic. This internal voice can be harsh in its criticism, and many people aren’t even conscious of its presence, as it has been with them since childhood. I’ve noticed that my inner critic tends to be sarcastic and protective. The therapist and I also discussed how the inner critic can protect us from stepping out of our comfort zone. Its original purpose is to shield us from shame and pain. We genuinely need our inner critic to offer guidance rather than criticism. I’ve been advised to be more mindful of my thoughts and to recognize when my inner critic is active. It’s been pointed out that many of our thoughts are repetitive and often negative, and they influence our self-perception and worldview. I’m to be more mindful of my inner critic, which shouldn’t be too challenging since it has a constant presence.
More coding today. I finished up the small webpage we had to do. Now, we are learning about data types and conditionals. And, of course, math. Because I can never get away from math. But it wasn’t too bad. I’m trying to remember the 8 data types:
Seven primitive data types:
Number for numbers of any kind: integer or floating-point, integers are limited by ±(253-1).
Bigint for integer numbers of arbitrary length.
String for strings. A string may have zero or more characters; no single-character type exists.
Boolean for true/false.
Null for unknown values – a standalone type with a null value.
Undefined for unassigned values – a standalone type with a single value undefined.
Symbol for unique identifiers.
And one non-primitive data type:
Object for more complex data structures.
I’m watching Everest today since Chris is at the library. She has been behaving well today. My day went by so fast that I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished anything.
