Self Sabotage
When the inside does not match
You already know the destination. Self sabotage is the inside still voting no. These articles look at why, and how to bring the two into agreement.
Self sabotage is not self-destruction. It is protection.
You already know the destination. The inside still votes no.
Your system spotted a threat and pulled the brake. Until you see the pattern, you will keep calling it a motivation problem.
These articles look at the brake. Why you get close and then undo it. What to do that does not involve shouting at yourself.
Start with the article below, then take the quiz to see which pattern is doing the braking.
- ✦Why self-sabotage is a protection pattern, not a character flaw
- ✦How to see the brake before it wrecks the next good thing
- ✦A free quiz that shows where the pattern is rooted
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