Plus, how to stop the self-sabotage.

Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph. D. Self-defeating behavior occurs either when the immediate strategy chosen for coping makes one's life situation worse, or when, in yielding to some temptation, a harmful ...

How many times have you unintentionally ruined your own chances for success? Without knowing why, perhaps you’ve shown up late for an important appointment, or when you've made a mistake due to ...

Stop repeating self-defeating behaviors” is the headline on my flyer, newly pinned to the Mendocino Co-op’s community bulletin board. All habits — the good, the bad and the ugly — follow a ...

Mental health experts reveal hidden patterns that damage emotional well-being and hinder happiness. The phenomenon of emotional self-sabotage affects millions of Americans, yet many remain unaware ...

What might you be doing to get in the way of your own success? Procrastinating? As in, "I really don't feel like doing that right now. I'll get to it later." When "later" comes, the report is due in ...

For years, I thought I was just being loving and supportive, but beneath those good intentions were habits softly feeding my ...

Rather, the self-defeating behavior observed in such research is better categorized, in most cases, as trade-off behavior or counterproductive behavior. Freud’s “death drive” would actually correspond ...

Self-sabotaging is a common behavior among people of all ages. It can manifest in several ways, like procrastination, avoiding responsibility, and self-intoxicating thoughts. You may self-sabotage to ...