There is often an element of stealth and secrecy to the way that sabotage is conducted, so if someone sabotages a political campaign, the identity of the saboteur might go completely undetected. So, what do we mean when we talk about sabotaging ourselves? Does it really mean that there is some mysterious, negative, subconscious part of us that wants us to fail at what we do? Or is there a simpler, more straightforward psychological principle at work here?
Self-sabotage is any behavior you engage in that impedes rather than furthers the achievement of your goals and dreams. To stop sabotaging yourself, you need to understand specifically how you sabotage yourself, what triggers it, and why you do it. Only then can a strategy for replacing your self-defeating behavior be devised and implemented. By choosing to replace your self- sabotage with constructive behavior that supports accomplishing your goals, you are demonstrating sel
