self-sabotages
Becomes own enemy
Self-sabotages means to undermine one's own efforts or success, usually unconsciously.
Someone who self-sabotages might procrastinate before an important deadline, pick fights when a relationship gets serious, or quit just before a breakthrough: She always self-sabotages right when things start going well.
The pattern often stems from fear of failure, success, or vulnerability.
Causing one's own failure
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- worthlessnessLack of any value
shame · anxiety · insecurity · self-doubt · unconscious · patterns · therapy · trauma
Habitually delays action
- overcommitsPromises more than possible
- overworksLabors beyond healthy limits
- isolatesKeeps separate from others
- overeatsEats beyond satiety
overspends · quits · avoids · neglects · unprepared · disorganized · self-medicates · numbs
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- clinginessExcessive need for closeness
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
nitpicking · controlling · codependency · abandonment · rejection · commitment-phobia · passive-aggressive · withdrawal
Fails to meet expectations
- overqualifiedToo capable for position
- undersellingPricing below competitors
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- underpreparedInsufficiently ready for something
self-defeating
Causing one's own failure
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
worthlessness · shame · anxiety · insecurity · self-doubt · unconscious · patterns · therapy · trauma · childhood
procrastinates
Habitually delays action
- overcommitsPromises more than possible
- overworksLabors beyond healthy limits
- isolatesKeeps separate from others
overeats · overspends · quits · avoids · neglects · unprepared · disorganized · self-medicates · numbs · distracts
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- clinginessExcessive need for closeness
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
cheating · nitpicking · controlling · codependency · abandonment · rejection · commitment-phobia · passive-aggressive · withdrawal · defensiveness
underperforms
Fails to meet expectations
- overqualifiedToo capable for position
- undersellingPricing below competitors
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
underprepared · overcommitting · job-hopping · underemployment
self-sabotagesself-actualizes
Realizes full potential
thrives · flourishes · perseveres · follows through · succeeds
self-sabotagessucceeds
Accomplishes a goal
thrives · flourishes · excels · achieves · follows through
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