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 …








