The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest

5 8 BRIANNA WIEST
At the core of the things we most fear is a message that
we are trying to send ourselves about what we really care
about. If we can identify what we want to protect, we can
find healthier and more secure ways to do it.
HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE IN A
SELF-SABOTAGE CYCLE
Even if you can cognitively understand self-sabotaging
behaviors, sometimes the most difficult shift is recognizing
that we are engaging in them.
In fact, sometimes the signs are so subtle, they are barely
recognizable and often don’t come to our attention until
they become highly problematic or someone else points
them out. Some of the most prominent symptoms of
self-sabotage are as follows:
YOU ARE MORE AWARE OF WHAT YOU DON’T WANT THAN
WHAT YOU DO.
You spend more of your time worrying, ruminating, and
focusing on what you hope doesn’t happen than you do
imagining, strategizing, and planning for what you do.
YOU SPEND MORE TIME TRYING TO IMPRESS PEOPLE WHO
DON’T LIKE YOU THAN YOU SPEND WITH PEOPLE WHO
LOVE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE.