Angel Gomez on Instagram: "Mirror Meanings 1️⃣ The Cracked Mirror You see many versions of yourself and struggle to unify them. Often linked to identity diffusion, when the self-concept feels fractured under chronic stress or self-criticism (Erikson, 1968; Bleidorn et al., 2019) 2️⃣ The Foggy Mirror You sense uncertainty about who you are or what you feel. Symbolic of low self-clarity, correlated with higher anxiety and rumination (Campbell et al., Journal of Personality, 1996) 3️⃣ The Ornate Mi

Maya Raichoora on Instagram: "1. Don’t try to eliminate it - fighting it will strengthen it. Accept it but make your belief even bigger. 2. Visualise through it - picture yourself handling challenges, achieving your goal and performing well. This has to be repeated enough times to rewire. 3. Self distancing - remind yourself it’s a thought but it doesn’t have to be true. Take a step back. ‘That’s just doubt talking’ 4. Self compassion - beating yourself up makes it worse. Kill it with kindness.