Re: Engaging in self-sabotage . . . » Penny

Posted by Manda on April 10, 2002, at 21:56:57

In reply to Re: Engaging in self-sabotage . . . » Manda, posted by Penny on April 10, 2002, at 16:10:46

Penny,
No, I don't know why I engage in self-sabotage. I don't know that I'm afraid of succeeding- maybe more afraid of not succeeding, so I do this so that I can justify any failure?? I studied something very similar in one of my psych. classes... I've always been a success in just about everything I've tried, and I guess it's scary to think that maybe I won't succeed at something. So, I make it really hard to succeed so that if I do fail, I can blame it on circumstances and not my ability?? Anyway, I don't really know. What I do know is that I'm constantly making my life even more difficult by sabotaging my efforts. My grades don't really suffer all that much; I just make my life miserable and reinforce all of my negative self-concepts.
Oh, and by the way, this applies to everything in my life too. I know I do it in my battle with depression too. I only wish that I could learn how to stop doing it... Anyway, it's good to hear that I'm not the only one. I thought I must be crazy. :)
Pax,
Amanda

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