On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, everyone.

I am Brandon Chadwick, and we're going to be talking about all things self-sabotage today.

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format that we ask for. So today we are going to be discussing self-sabotage, all things self-sabotage. And I just wanted to do this episode

because our podcast isn't just about abuse, but it's also about self-discovery and understanding

how self-sabotage can occur, the traits or the signs and the behaviors of self-sabotage, and how they are

formed because of the trauma that we went through either in childhood or through relationships.

So this is why I kind of wanted to do this episode just to kind of bring a bit more of a self-discovery

this week when discussing a topic that surrounds abuse.

So the psychological definition of self-sabotage.

So self-sabotage occurs when we destroy ourselves physically, mentally, or emotionally,

hindering our own success and well-being by undermining our personal goals and values.

And this can be done consciously or unconsciously.

Self-sabotage, also known as behavioral dysregulation, can be conscious or or unconscious depending on levels of awareness.

An example of conscious self-sabotage is deciding to eat French fries despite a goal to eat healthy.

An unconscious self-sabotage happens when a personal goal or value has been undermined, but not initially

recognized. So, for example, wanting to get a specific piece of work done, but you're

overextending yourself with so many different types of work that you want to accomplish as

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