Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

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best area. You might also fear that people will judge you
for not having “progressed” enough. The truth is that you
are judging yourself, and you need to make peace or take
pride in why you choose to live where you do.
THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Mindlessly scrolling
through social media as a way to pass the time.
WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU
TO KNOW: This is one of the easiest ways to numb yourself,
because it is so accessible and addictive. There is a
world-altering difference between using social media in a
healthy way versus as a coping mechanism. Mostly, it has
to do with how you feel after you’re finished. If you don’t
put the phone down feeling inspired or relaxed, you’re
probably trying to avoid some kind of discomfort within
yourself—the very discomfort that just might be telling
you that you need to change.
LEARNING TO LISTEN AGAIN
Now that you’re starting to pay attention to your internal
cues, it is important to understand how to listen to yourself
and respond in real time.
You are in the situation you are in now because you did
not know how to understand or meet your needs in the
moment. If you do not want to constantly have to be “fixing”
your choices and behaviors, you have to learn how to