Are you sabotaging yourself? There are two types of self-sabotaging behavior — overt and covert. When I was young, I would employ overt self-sabotaging behavior to undermine myself more often than not. I was OK with sabotaging myself because I wasn’t a friend to myself. I was a better friend to a stranger than myself. As I began to create a friendship with myself, I began to respect myself more, treat myself better, and make better choices when it came to my wellbeing.
The older we get the more we employ covert self-sabotage. Covert self-sabotage is more hidden but just as damaging. Covert self-sabotage can come in the form of a toxic relationship, eating the wrong foods, forgetting to eat meals, spending time with narcissistic people, putting yourself last, and the list goes on. Overt self-sabotage is in your face — perhaps you drive when you are completely under the influence, have unprotected sex with a stranger, stay up till 5:00 AM drinking when you have a job interview at 8:00 AM, and the list goes on.
In order to stop both types of sabotage, we must see ourselves as valuable and important. What are some of the ways you’re self-sabotaging yourself? Watch this video and become more powerful in your day-to-day life. In the comments section below let me know of the awareness you’ve had about self-sabotaging behavior.
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