

When it comes to self-sabotaging behaviors, you have to understand that sometimes, it’s easy to get attached to having problems.

When you have big, ongoing, insurmountable issues in your life, especially when the solutions seem so simple, so easy, and yet so impossible to stick with - what you have are not big problems but big attachments. You know how you want to move your life forward, and yet you are still, for some reason, stuck.

Self-sabotage is when you have two conflicting desires. This is not an easy task, but one that we must do at one point or another. We need to find traumatic events, let go of unprocessed emotions, find healthier ways to meet our needs, reinvent our self-image, and develop principles like emotional intelligence and resilience. Overcoming this requires going through a process of deep psychological digging. In reality, self-sabotage is simply the existence of unconscious needs that are met by self-sabotaging behavior. It seems to be a product of self-loathing, lack of confidence, or lack of will. On the surface, self-sabotage looks masochistic. She discusses the root cause and triggers of self sabotage, and recommends actions that will help anyone stop it from taking over their lives.īelow is the detailed yet quick summary of the book: Self Sabotage & Recovery Brianna Wiest makes you feel calm & completely inspired to move forward toward greater things with this book. The Mountain is You is a book about self-sabotage.
