self-sabotage

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The sabotaging, whether consciously or subconsciously, of oneself, one's own interests,…

   The sabotaging, whether consciously or subconsciously, of oneself, one's own interests, plans etc.

   • “The modern addiction to fossil fuels is not just an act of environmental vandalism. From the health perspective, it is an act of self-sabotage,” said the WHO president, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
2. 2

   To sabotage oneself or one's own plans.

   • Before we even get started trying to explain this complicated concept of why we self-sabotage our own success, please understand that I am at best an “armchair doctor”.
   • If your Inner Child doesn't feel safe, worthy, it works within to self-sabotage you before you are even conscious of the pattern
   • “So many of us are shaming ourselves or hating on ourselves, and then that shame and hate makes us want to numb out, and then we go self-sabotage and engage in something that is maybe indulging in some way,” Johnson said.

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