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5 reasons why you are self-sabotaging

From internalising the thought of being unlovable to struggling with self-esteem, here are a few reasons why we self-sabotage.

Published on: Mar 2, 2024 6:00 AM IST
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The fear of intimacy, rejection and abandonment can make us fall into the trap of people-pleasing attitudes.  (Unsplash)
Published on Mar 2, 2024 6:00 AM

The fear of intimacy, rejection and abandonment can make us fall into the trap of people-pleasing attitudes.  (Unsplash)

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We often struggle with our self-esteem and do not feel confident about ourselves. Hence, we try to undermine ourselves.  (Unsplash)
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We often struggle with our self-esteem and do not feel confident about ourselves. Hence, we try to undermine ourselves.  (Unsplash)

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We often struggle with our self-esteem and do not feel confident about ourselves. Hence, we try to undermine ourselves.  (Unsplash)
Published on Mar 2, 2024 6:00 AM

We often struggle with our self-esteem and do not feel confident about ourselves. Hence, we try to undermine ourselves.  (Unsplash)

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We have internalised the thought that we are not lovable by anyone. Hence, we base our actions based on that thought.  (Unsplash)
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We have internalised the thought that we are not lovable by anyone. Hence, we base our actions based on that thought.  (Unsplash)

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We try to protect ourselves from getting hurt to the point that we try to control our failures, rather than others telling us that we have failed.  (Unsplash)
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We try to protect ourselves from getting hurt to the point that we try to control our failures, rather than others telling us that we have failed.  (Unsplash)

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We struggle with Imposter Syndrome and feel that we are pretending. We are too familiar with the feeling of being unlovable. (Unsplash)
Published on Mar 2, 2024 6:00 AM

We struggle with Imposter Syndrome and feel that we are pretending. We are too familiar with the feeling of being unlovable. (Unsplash)

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