Have you ever said or felt that one
of the following statements is true about you?
"How come I can't lose
weight" (control my temper/get up on time/or whatever).
"What's wrong with me?
I know I shouldn't do that."
"I must be sabotaging
myself (again)."
When I ask students in my classes
if and of the above is true for them, I usually get a large variety of similar
self-talk patterns.
What is striking in every class I
have taught around the
Self-sabotage (dark, deep inner
forces over which we have no control) is a concept that was created by
Sigmund Freud, the "Father Of Modern Mental Health'. Just for the
record, Freud snorted a lot of cocaine and really didn't like women so, I find
his "mental health' theories just a tad suspect.
The point here is that a
frightening number of people subscribe to the belief that they were created
with an inner terrorist that forces them to "self-sabotage'. What a
terrible way to live.
