Self-Talk Quote 61: When people aim their negative words towards you - switch lanes

Team Gridmoves
Aug 29
4 min read

Updated: Sep 16

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Self-Talk Quote 61:

A moment where self-protection becomes non-negotiable.

1. Where are you?

On the Grey Grid

Why?

The Grey Voice you are hearing externally is not a one-off; it is continual. They, whoever they are, keep directing their negativity at you. Now your peace is shaken, and each time an incident occurs, it transports your emotions straight to the Grey Grid, where confusion reigns, the fog thickens and clarity disappears.

2. Universal Cycles

Can you see a pattern?

When their Grey Voice is aimed at you again and again, the impact multiplies. You start to question yourself. You begin to believe them. You replay their Grey Voice in your mind continuously; meanwhile, their words get darker and more frequent. You are off course, and you feel like you are losing sight of who you are. The weight gets heavier. Soon, their voice is louder than yours, and you can no longer hear yourself.

3. Gridmood

What's your energy reading?

Shocked & Hurt
Triggered, Defensive & Angry
Defenceless & Worn Out

4. Bottom Line

Beware!

Grey Voices repeated enough can start to sound like the truth, but they are not. Often, they are mixed with just 10 to 30 per cent fact, and that is why it is easier to believe them.

Switch lanes! Their voice will distort your identity and dictate your direction. Do not let their Grey Voice take you off your Grid.

You start making left turn - after left turn - because now, your decisions are being made from their Grey Voice, not yours.

5. Self-Talk

What are you saying to yourself?

Their Grey Voice is not the truth.
I choose to protect my peace.
I am out of here.
I do not need to stand for this.

6. The Mission

What's your strategy

Switch lanes, urgently.

Do one, two or all three:

Lane 1: Speak up, be brave.

Use your voice to interrupt the cycle. Say what needs to be said, even if your hands shake. Grey Voices thrive in silence; break it. Call it out. Cut it off. Name what they are doing. Let them know: you heard it… and you're not having it.
Lane 2: Disengage, immediately.

You do not owe them access to your inner world. Pull your energy back, all of it. Refuse to debate, argue, or justify. Your silence can be sacred when it's strategic. This is not avoidance; it is preservation. Protect your clarity. Guard your peace.
Lane 3: Walk away, fast.

Exit the space, emotionally, physically, digitally. No warning. No grand statement. Just movement. The Grey Voice is not entitled to an audience. Sometimes the strongest boundary is removal. Your future is not behind you.

Do not let their Grey Voice become your Grey reality; protect your peace.

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