The subconscious safety brake. Uncover the hidden protective mechanisms that cause you to undermine your own success, and release the brakes.
Self-sabotage occurs when your conscious goals (e.g., “I want a promotion”) conflict with your subconscious safety needs (e.g., “Visibility is dangerous”). The brain prioritizes safety over success. If success feels unfamiliar or threatening to your identity, the brain will engineer a failure to return you to your “baseline.”
Psychologist Gay Hendricks calls this the “Upper Limit Problem.” We each have an internal thermostat for how much success, love, or happiness we allow ourselves to feel. When we exceed that limit, we subconsciously trigger conflict, illness, or mistakes to bring us back down to the familiar zone.
Awareness: Recognize the “pre-sabotage” feelings—usually anxiety or a sudden urge to withdraw right when things are going well.
Tolerance: Practice tolerating positive feelings without waiting for the other shoe to drop. You are expanding your nervous system’s capacity for success.
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