Term

Self-sabotage

Behaviour by which a person wrecks their own success or happiness, often without noticing.

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, Nathaniel Branden

Explained in

• The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, Nathaniel Branden
• The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery, Brianna Wiest

  Behaviour by which a person stops themselves from getting what they want. Wiest sees it as an unconscious defence that meets a hidden need.

• Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life, Gary John Bishop

  Behaviour by which a person, without realising it, gets in the way of what they seem to want.

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