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“23 Reasons You SHOULD NOT STOP Self-Sabotaging Right Now?” What the heck? Why should you be even self-sabotaging in the first place? Why should you keep going?

Shut up.

This is my dog. She’s self-sabotaging instead of playing with us. She’s sabotaging her relationship with us. Look, that’s why you should not self-sabotage. Look how distressed she looks.

But wait, I’ve gotta write about the other topic, you know. Why you should be self-sabotaging right now. Not telling you to stop, not telling you why to stop.

I’m encouraging you to keep going on.

Here’s why, 23 perfectly reasonable and logical reasons why you should keep self-sabotaging relationships and your career and yourself right now.

Reasons You Shouldn’t Stop Self-Sabotaging

#1 So that all the people who hate you get ahead of you in life…

…and be better than you in practically every field. Like, what more do you even need than to see the very people you hate, absolutely loathe, get ahead of you in the personal, work and social ladder, leaving you behind and possibly already at the rock bottom.

#2 So that you lose all confidence in yourself…

…and you absolutely wreck yourself over by never grabbing any opportunities or taking any chances for success. You should keep self-sabotaging so that you never have to get out of your comfort zone ever again and ever achieve something greater.

#3 So that you start hating yourself too…

…in addition to others, who, BTW, already hate you. If you keep self-sabotaging and you already know that it is not a nice or beneficial thing to do, then you’ll probably soon enough start hating yourself too.

#4 So that you live with fears…

…and die with regrets. That’s gruesome. I shouldn’t explain much on it but self-sabotaging is a really great way to achieve that situation where you’re scared at practically every stage of life and already know beforehand that you’re going to have lots of regrets.

#5 So that you get far less credit than you deserve…

…and no one knows to appreciate you anymore. And why should they? It’s not like you did something amazing and swoonworthy, you know, you’re not in a kdrama. If you haven’t yet, you should probably start, you know, selling yourself short, letting others take credit for things you did or goals you achieved. If you’re already doing it, keep going, there’s absolutely no need for you to stop self-sabotaging.

#6 So that all your family is disappointed in you…

…and so are your neighbours and friends, and teachers, and even your pet. Everyone had so high expectations from you and you just let it all go to waste because who wants to make their parents proud when you can keep self-sabotaging instead…and make them…disappointed?

#7 So that all your friends make fun of you…

…and they will, because you didn’t make nice friends (that’s another way of self-sabotaging: moving in with the wrong group of friends). But there, you self-sabotaged again and that is why now looking at your condition, all your friends make fun of you, but it’s all in fun. That’s what friends are for, right? Making jabs and cruel jokes that at some point don’t remain funny anymore and instead start getting on your nerves?

#8 So that you end up being mediocre all your life…

…because quite frankly who wants to be extraordinary when you can eliminate that extra and still get away with it? Why did I never think of this before? Being mediocre!!! That’s what all my dreams are always about. That’s why I sleep in late (that’s again, how many of us self-sabotage too, but damn, isn’t it fun?)

#9 So that you can listen to that song by Abe Parker…

…Self-Sabotage. The song’s named Self-Sabotage. It’s by Abe Parker. I listen on Spotify, I’m thinking of shifting. Look, that’s why, just go listen to that song, I guess? It pretty much sums it up.

#10 So that your colleagues talk behind your back…

…and that is a very important phase of your work and social life. Informal form of communication is a properly functional and effectively managed tool in organizations—gossiping (I can’t stress it enough). Imagine you being the food of all the gossip, people talking about you over lunch and their frequent coffee breaks, whispering your name with hands covering their mouths, in hushed voices, and over the work files being exchanged. #heaven.

#11 So that you become your biggest enemy…

…and who even needs some external sources of antagonism when you can be there for yourself, your own greatest enemy, calling yourself out, hating your own guts, and being the biggest source of pessimism in your own life.

#12 So that your boss fires you…

…after constant and ever-present warnings, and you become jobless.

#13 So that you always stay low…

…on motivation and self-esteem and never trust in yourself and never let anyone else trust in you too. That works fine and will save you from a heck lot of work and responsibilities, also money and status.

#14 So that you waste away all your youth…

…and adulthood in worrying and self-sabotaging like crazy to even think about developing your career or personal relationship or lifestyle. Youth is waste on the young, Irish dramatist and author George Bernard Shaw● said, and you want to make him proud by staying true to that opinion.

#15 So that you feel worthless…

…even though you aren’t. But if you keep self-sabotaging like you currently are, then you’ll very soon start feeling worthless too and then it’ll be very hard to restore your confidence in your abilities and yourself again.

#16 So that people can trample on you…

…and these are the very same people who have fad less talent than you, but they’re just effective and you’re not because you’re letting them trample on you to get ahead while you busy sitting in the back seat eating popcorn and drinking soda and watching yourself sabotaging your own life on the theatre screen.

#17 So that you find it hard to get into a worthy relationship…

…with someone you like, because you’re always so busy self-sabotaging relationships and never worry enough about giving yourself the kind of happiness and comfort that comes with caring about someone else and being cared about in return.

#18 So that you can easily criticize yourself…

…on every chance you get and so that no one comes even close to criticizing you like you criticize yourself. And that’s nice because wow you do it great and you should win a medal for it. It’s so that you can wake up every morning and talk down to yourself without finding it weird. Not weird at all.

#19 So that the first thing you think every morning is…

…God, what mess are you going to create today? What are you doing to fail at today? What will go wrong today? Look, as I said, not weird at all.

#20 So that you stop being productive…

…and stop being able to get any work done and stop reaching deadlines with effective work and stop flying so high and just step back on the ground where your boss is staring at you over the rim of his glasses and giving you these awful looks that make it seem like Gandalf is disappointed in your existence.

#21 So that all your dreams go down the…

…that’s right, the drain.

#22 So that you become a pro…

…at procrastination and so that nothing ever gets done and you always keep putting it off until tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. Still tomorrow. Monday. This weekend, I swear. I started but I couldn’t keep going on. This sucks. Oh my God, I can’t do this, aaaaannnnnd—I give up.

#23 So that you can write blog posts about how you self-sabotage…

…and it’s nice and amazing because you get paid and what more do you need (since you’re jobless and you still need to, like, eat) and that is why you’re okay with writing 1500-words (no, wait, it’s 1473) long posts about your own flaws. At least it takes the weight off your chest.

Phew, I can breathe now.

Okay, I think after reading this whole list of 23, hands-down, truthful and practical reasons why you should be self-sabotaging, you’re probably convinced by now…to actually stop.

Look, that’s reverse psychology, yay, I did it.

Want to learn what the signs of self-sabotaging really are and how to actually stop (for real this time)? Look at this post: 11 Self-Sabotaging Behaviours Explained (+ How to STOP)