|
Top 20 Self-Sabotaging
Behaviors |
| More
than once in the last 30 days I . . . |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Procrastinated |
86 |
| 2 |
Overindulged in eating,
drinking, or spending |
84 |
| 3 |
Acted impulsively / didn’t
consider the consequences |
77 |
| 4 |
Got distracted or lost focus |
73 |
| 5 |
Skipped exercising |
72 |
| 6 |
Ate poorly |
70 |
| 7 |
Took on too many things |
66 |
| 8 |
Ignored or minimized problems
in relationships, job, or health |
59 |
| 9 |
Held unrealistic expectations |
57 |
| 10 |
Was too critical or judgmental
of myself or others |
57 |
| 11 |
Needed help but didn’t ask for
it |
55 |
| 12 |
Rushed through things |
53 |
| 13 |
Obsessed over a trip, purchase,
or other decision |
52 |
| 14 |
Overestimated the risks of
something bad happening |
49 |
| 15 |
Worried too much |
46 |
| 16 |
Didn’t finish what I started |
45 |
| 17 |
Failed to assert my needs,
rights, or desires |
42 |
| 18 |
Took something too personally |
41 |
| 19 |
Talked myself into something
and regretted it |
40 |
| 20 |
Postponed pleasure
unnecessarily |
38 |
