Anger and Getting Kicked Off the Island

“I’m going to be voted off the island,” she wailed. Most of us know she is referring to the TV show, “Survivor.” On the show, team members are made to leave when they do not live up to expectations, or are seen as a threat by the other contestants. No matter the reason, a line was crossed, intentionally or unintentionally, and the situation could not be fixed. The contestant had done something wrong, and the mistake was large enough that they would not get a second chance.

WRONG?

In this case, we need more details to determine what happened. We know she is feeling that she was wrong, and that she had done something bad. She was afraid she could not repair the situation. Could it be repaired? Did it need to be?

Unlike the show, it is possible that she had not done anything as bad as she believed and was not going to be kicked off the island. Her Harsh Inner Critic might be