Self-Sabotage #6 – Personalization
The belief that everything others do or say is some kind of direct, personal reaction to you… The need to constantly compare yourself to others… Continue reading “Stop Getting in Your Own Way…”
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Self-Sabotage #5 – Catastrophizing
Expecting a disaster in every situation. Exaggerating the importance of insignificant details, or minimizing the magnitude of significant events until they appear tiny… Continue reading “Stop Getting in Your Own Way…”
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Self-Sabotage #4 – Jumping to Conclusions
Assuming you know how another person feels, particularly towards you, and why they act the way they do, without bothering to actually ask them… Continue reading “Stop Getting in Your Own Way…”
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Self-Sabotage #3 – Overgeneralizing
Coming to a conclusion based on a single situation, or a single piece of evidence, and overgeneralizing that particular incident as part of a never-ending pattern of defeat… Continue reading “Stop Getting in Your Own Way…”