The Mountain Is You

THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Going back to the same
person who broke you in a relationship. This could be a platonic friend but
is most commonly a former romantic partner.
WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU TO
KNOW: It could be time to evaluate your childhood relationships. If you
find something comforting or appealing about someone who hurts you,
there’s usually a reason.
THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Attracting people who are
too broken to commit in a real way.
WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU TO
KNOW: You are not too broken to find someone who actually wants you,
and when you begin to recognize that you
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are worthy of being committed to, you’ll start choosing partners who do just
that.
THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Feeling unhappy, even if
nothing is wrong, and really, you’ve gotten everything you’ve wanted in
life.
WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU TO
KNOW: You are probably expecting outside things to make you feel good
rather than relying on changing how you think and what you focus on. No
outward accomplishment is going to give you a true and lasting sense of

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inner peace, and your discomfort, despite your accomplishments, is calling
your attention to that.
THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Pushing people away.
WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU TO
KNOW: You want people to love and accept you so much that the stress of
it all makes you isolate yourself from the pain, effectively creating the
reality you’re trying to avoid.
Alternatively, needing solitude too often usually means there is a
discrepancy between who you pretend to be and who you actually are.
When you show up to your life more authentically, it becomes easier to
have people around you, as it requires less effort.