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What is Self - Sabotage and how to stop it

User Profile: pamharley003
pamharley003 February 4th, 2025

January 31st to February 2nd 2025

Self - Sabotage is when we undermine progresses and prevents us from reaching goals we make. We tend to undermine our intentions and long term goals. This can be from childhood issues to relationships we are in, low self esteem.

Self Sabotage tends to  serve as a coping mechanism. Sometimes we can feel when we are too hard on ourselves. When we lower our self esteem is when we begin  to be hard on ourselves and trying to get out of this can be hard.

Here are some ways to stop self - sabotage: 

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What are some ways to stop being hard ourselves ?

How do you rebuild your self - esteem? 

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 February 4th, 2025

@pamharley003

What are some ways to stop being hard ourselves ?

Supportive self-talk is a helpful tool for me. I like to remind myself of what I've overcome in the past and what I achieved so far in respect of personal growth. 

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User Profile: pamharley003
pamharley003 OP February 5th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

I always use to go to Harley and ask her what should I do now I take her urn and talk to it like she is still here Reminding ourselves we can only do our best is a good thing 

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User Profile: courageouspanda2006
courageouspanda2006 February 5th, 2025

@pamharley003

Please add me.

I didn't realize how much I had been self-sabotaging myself until I started therapy. 

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pamharley003 OP February 5th, 2025

@courageouspanda2006

Sometimes it takes someone or therapy to open our eyes in case we can not see what we are doing 

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User Profile: gabbie2024
gabbie2024 February 6th, 2025

@pamharley003 this is so helpful thank you for sharing it has blessed me. 💙

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pamharley003 OP February 6th, 2025

@gabbie2024

your welcome, I want to make posts that will help others and choose my wording so it send caring 

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User Profile: Admirablerainbow2825
Admirablerainbow2825 February 6th, 2025

@pamharley003

What are some ways to stop being hard ourselves ?

Reminding ourselves that it is okay to make mistakes because we are human. Having the mindset that mistakes help us grow.

How do you rebuild your self - esteem?

Talking to myself positively. 

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User Profile: pamharley003
pamharley003 OP February 6th, 2025

@Admirablerainbow2825

I keep telling myself that mistakes are a learning curve we deal with in life. We learn from our mistakes and move on 

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User Profile: redApricot298
redApricot298 February 6th, 2025

@pamharley003 I love this post so much, it is very insightful. I have lately been figuring out a lot of good and bad things in my behaviour, things that I would love to improve, I am definitely saving this picture 😊 thank you for sharing, sometimes we need to reflect on ourselves and lear more about us.

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pamharley003 OP February 6th, 2025

@redApricot298

I am glad you enjoyed the post 

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User Profile: redApricot298
redApricot298 February 6th, 2025

@pamharley003thank you ! 

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