Self-sabotage is extremely common these days, even if many fail to realize it. It's something you can get to manifest widespread and affect different areas of a person's life in different ways. If this catches your attention, let's talk more about it and point out the signs so that you can identify it.
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What is self-sabotage?
It's when someone acts against themselves and ruins their own tasks or projects. This happens as a way of defending against conflicts; however, instead of really protecting itself, it ends up harming. When this happens, insecurity is one of the main feelings that ends up taking over that person's mind and makes them unable to achieve their goals.
As an example, we have the “white” that is given at the time of the test. It happens because fear ends up taking over the mind of the student who really wants to have a good result in a certain test. Which brings out all the insecurity of not being able to, which is reproduced in a “blank” in the mind.
Ways to identify self-sabotage
To make it easier to tell when a person is doing this to themselves, here are some tips:
When someone is constantly afraid of making a mistake
Fear is usually the main sign. Therefore, when a person tries to self-sabotage, most of the time, the constant fear of making a mistake is present. This causes the individual to stop doing everything he should for fear of not knowing how to perform certain functions or of failing.
Insisting on being self-sufficient
Another super important sign is insecurity, as we have already pointed out. It is very common for people to always feel insufficient at the moment to do tasks because they think they will not be able to do well or be judged.
Constantly comparing yourself to others
When there is constant comparison with someone, it leads the person to believe that they are inferior and less capable. It's a feeling that the mind itself creates and causes it to sabotage itself for believing it.
