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Self Sabotaging Behavior
January 7, 2011 at 9:17 am
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Ever experienced it?
I think I've experienced it for years........ I look at my real life problems I consider impossible to solve or pointless solving, and I instead just create my own problems to work on because I like solving things and I get extremely bored if I don't have any challenging ( and solvable) problems to work on...
Another thing that goes hand in hand may be learned helplessness....
Anyway, any of this sound familiar, to anyone?
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RE: Self Sabotaging Behavior
January 7, 2011 at 1:38 pm
I've always had a problem with homework when I was in school and now.
Even when it's something I enjoy doing while I'm doing it, I always seem to shy away from being productive - for example, when I have an important project or the book I'm writing, it's immensely difficult for me to get myself to start working on it like I have some deep-seated aversion to it.
I'm not even sure why this happens - it's like I have 'productivity ADD'. I'm trying to write a book right now, for example, but it's difficult to sit down and begin work on it without allowing myself to become distracted. This has caused me to allow my own grades to suffer regardless of how much I may want or even need to get things done.
I've tried everything to counter this and it doesn't seem to matter if it's something I'm interested in doing or not.
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RE: Self Sabotaging Behavior
January 7, 2011 at 1:43 pm
I can relate to that too.
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RE: Self Sabotaging Behavior
January 7, 2011 at 2:19 pm
DoubtVsFaith Wrote:Ever experienced it?
I think I've experienced it for years........ I look at my real life problems I consider impossible to solve or pointless solving, and I instead just create my own problems to work on because I like solving things and I get extremely bored if I don't have any challenging ( and solvable) problems to work on...
Another thing that goes hand in hand may be learned helplessness....
Anyway, any of this sound familiar, to anyone?
I have been, on the odd occasion, my own worst enemy
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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RE: Self Sabotaging Behavior
January 7, 2011 at 3:29 pm
I have experienced self-sabotaging behavior through someone with whom I am closely associated who suffers from PTSD. In short, I haven't really caught myself doing it, but he does it like crazy. It's really common for combat vets to do that. Anyway, at least you recognize it, so you may have some control over it in the future. Good luck.
