How do we sabotage ourselves without realizing it?
Self-sabotage rarely shouts. It doesn’t arrive with neon lights warning, “you’re messing everything up.” More often, it’s subtle. It dresses up as caution, hides behind perfectionism, or even calls itself “common sense.” And just like that, we end up - without realizing - putting obstacles in our own path: in relationships, in work, in our dreams, and even in the way we treat ourselves. That’s what self-sabotage is: deeply wanting something, but stopping yourself from fully living it. It’s wishing to be happy, but doubting whether you deserve it. And the worst part? Most of the time, we don’t even notice we’re doing it. There are behaviours that seem harmless but are actually real traps: · Procrastination, with that classic excuse: “now’s not the right time.” · Perfectionism, convincing us we can only move forward when everything is flawless. · Runni...
