Brianna Wiest
You are not afraid of failure, your brain is just afraid of transformation. Self-sabotage is a misguided survival mechanism designed to keep you safe in familiar chaos, not a sign of weakness.
Self-sabotage is essentially a protective neurobiological response where coexisting but conflicting needs cause you to resist positive change.
Humans are biologically wired to seek comfort rather than happiness, meaning anything outside our familiar baseline feels threatening until we actively acclimate to it.
Positive life changes often induce an emotional discord known as adjustment shock, making newfound calm feel highly uncomfortable if you are accustomed to chaos.