Stop Self-Sabotaging: How To Get Out Of Your Own Way
Stop Self-Sabotaging: How To Get Out Of Your Own Way You know what you need to do – to make healthy food choices, to meditate, to apply for that new job, to end that old relationship, to take time for yourself. Why is it so hard to make it happen? Good question right? It’s self-sabotaging. We do it when we think we’re not worthy of good things, when fear, insecurity, or a lack of confidence tell us to expect little from and for ourselves. Self-sabotagers may choose many different paths – both overtly negative and toxically positive – but the bottom line is, they hurt themselves in the long term because of the choices they make in the short term. So, what does self-sabotaging look like? When many of us think about self-sabotage , we think about it in terms of self-restraint. We feel like we’re self-sabotaging when we can’t say no to a slice of cake. Self-sabotage can also look like saying yes, though. For example, demanding perfection and ...