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9 Ways Unhappy People Get In Their Own Way | Nancy Carbone

9 Ways Unhappy People Get In Their Own Way | Nancy Carbone

Have you ever noticed that you self-sabotage your chances of happiness and success whenever you put yourself out there and go for what you really want: that guy, that opportunity, or the career you always wanted? No matter how much you want it, you might say self-sabotaging things to yourself like, “I am not good enough,” “I don’t deserve this,” or “He’ll just leave me.”  Sadly, these signs of low self-esteem only perpetuate the problem because you’re getting in your own way. When you don’t believe in yourself deep down and don’t feel good about yourself, you don’t go for the things you want. Or if you do go for the things you want, you end up sabotaging them because you don’t feel entitled to them.  As a result, you end up acting in ways that reinforce these negative beliefs: You may quit that dream job when the going gets tough, you may procrastinate instead of studying for the exam, or cheat on a partner who you think will cheat on you.  When you have …

10 Quiet Signs You May Not Be In Love With Your Partner Anymore — Even After A Long Marriage | Nancy Carbone

10 Quiet Signs You May Not Be In Love With Your Partner Anymore — Even After A Long Marriage | Nancy Carbone

You can try to hold on to the love you felt at the beginning of your relationship, but you might be ignoring signs you’re not in love with your partner anymore. This can happen even after years of a mostly good marriage. We can fall in love with how someone makes us feel at the beginning, but the real test of a healthy relationship comes in time with issues and healing after hurt. A study has supported that when the relationship kicks in, you see each other’s flaws, and the spark disappears. If you don’t actively address issues and resolve them along the way, the relationship slowly falls apart. Here are 10 quiet signs you may not be in love with your partner anymore — even after a long marriage: Quiet sign #1: You know in your gut it’s over PeopleImages.com – Yuri A via Shutterstock When a couple is at the point of no return, you can deny that the relationship is ending for the sake of the children or for fear of being …