There is a self-destructive side to all of us. To each and every one of us.
You can’t be here without a shadow. There is no light without shadow
So what is the shadow self??
It’s the self-sabotage in you.
It’s the procrastinator in you
The one who tells you to eat bad food.
To stay up late and watch mindless television
The one who convinces you to scroll endlessly on social media.
The shadow is the one who tells you to hit the snooze button and stay in bed a little longer.
The shadow takes the easy route and only cares about ease and comfort.
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know, you guys know exactly who and what we are talking about. And just know this: successful people have shadows too.
But the shadow is just as important as your more disciplined self. The reason Is that without it, you would never know where to make improvements.
While it is easy to get caught in a self-sabotaging loop, it is just as easy to get out of it once you become aware of it. Knowing where you are slacking provides the opportunity to make adjustments.
Behavior is said to be self-sabotaging when it creates problems in daily life and interferes with goals. The most common self-sabotaging behaviors are procrastination self-medication, use of drugs or alcohol comfort eating, and forms of Self-injury such as cutting.
It is very difficult to identify self sabotaging thoughts because
They are SNEAKY.
