Hi MN,
Can any of you wise beings explain why I neglect or shy away from the things that are good for me when I'm feeling low and instead get entrenched in habits that me no good?
I find my behaviour intriguing and infuriating by turns. I find it such a struggle to exercise, eat healthily, practice self care when I'm feeling down. Instead, I reach for the sugar, put on half a stone, feel pity of control and sorry for myself and fall down a rabbit hole of rumination about whatever it is that set me off in the first place.
It's like I want to be miserable in a strange way. Is it a form of self punishment for things not going right/well/as I wanted them to? Is it just more complfortable to wallow than to pick yourself up and try again?
Can anyone shed any light on why I do this to myself or do this to themselves too? How do I break out of this negative spiral?
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Self sabotage
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NotSureWhatIShouldDoNow · 19/03/2024 11:18
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