Aug 21, 2006 21:19
What is self-sabotage behavior?
Self-sabotage behavior is when there is no logical or rational explanation for why you can't do the things you want to do or why you can't have the things you want to have.
It's not a lack of desire, skills, knowledge or effort that hold you back.
Rather, there's something inside you that's stronger than your desire and it sabotages your efforts to do the things you want to do and have the things you want to have.
Self-sabotage behavior is most recognizable by the experience of an internal "tug-of-war" between having a desire to do something and feeling like you can't or shouldn't do it.
Any time you hear yourself say, "I want to do this, but I can't or I shouldn't!" this is the inner conflict of self-sabotage behavior.
Self-sabotage behavior can destroy your motivation to do the things you really want to do by creating an internal tug-of-war.
for example, you really want to stay on a diet and lose weight, but can't seem to stop yourself from over eating.
Self-sabotage behavior can leave you feeling frustrated, discouraged, and trapped in a situation you desperately want to change.
Self-sabotage behaviors are irrational and illogical, and they destroy your self-esteem and self-confidence!
Everyone sabotages himself or herself from time to time. Unfortunately, sometimes we sabotage ourselves to the point of not being able to live the successful, happy life we really want to live.
If there is anything you really want to do or have, but are unable to bring it into your life--and there is no logical, rational, or otherwise, "real" reason why you can't do and/or have it--you are experiencing self-sabotaging behavior!
More about all of this later. The things i am doing and have done to self sabotage. Not easy to write about but something i need to do for me.