Psychology of SELF-SABOTAGE: What It Is and Why We Do It

What is self-sabotage and why do you do it? Today’s podcast episode is about the Psychology of self-sabotage. We will learn the real meaning of self-sabotage, how to identify self-sabotaging behavior, we will talk about the reasons for self-sabotage (things like self-protection, fear of change and fear of failure) how it can be an unconscious and subliminal phenomenon, and how things like perfectionism play into it.

Resources:

Book: The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest

Academic paper: Self-handicapping strategies in educational contexts

Academic paper: A Review of Perfectionism and Self-Handicapping

Notion template: Finally stop self-sabotage

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