I am finding it useful, but it has taken me a long time to get to this point.

Initially I resisted the idea of a part of me being different, and I also resisted naming it. It felt silly, and contrived.
I have got over this and come to realise it is a useful step for me. My inner critic was a very strong part of the resistance.

Like Chopin99, the critic was also a part of me that came to be because of my the way things were for me as a child, and helped me get through difficult times, but is now restricting me.