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It doesn ’ t have to stay that way . You can break the cycle and patterns of self-sabotage .

How self-betrayal shows up in your life can give you clues as to how or why you are knowingly or unknowingly choosing to ignore your soul ’ s nudges and whispers . Continuously ignoring your soul can lead to negative or disempowering patterns , breakdowns in communication and relationships or physically manifesting as a full-blown illness or disease .

There are clues to your patterns all around you . Here are 9 ways that the self-betrayal wound can show up in your life :

YOU ARE IN A JOB OR CAREER THAT DRAINS YOU . You know , on a soul level , that you are unhappy , yet you begrudgingly drag yourself to work , day after day allowing pieces of your heart and soul to wither .
SAY YES WHEN YOUR ENTIRE BEING WANTS TO SAY NO . You have a pattern of saying yes to everyone ’ s requests even when your body and mind are giving you signals ( sometimes physical ) letting you know you are out of alignment with your truth .
A PATTERN OF PROCRASTINATION . You ’ re in an avoidance pattern and find yourself consistently putting off things that make you uncomfortable , stretch you out of your comfort zone , ask you to take your head out of the sand or you ’ re consistently waiting for someone to do it for you .
A PATTERN OF TIME MANAGEMENT ISSUES . You hear , over and over again , from friends , family and coworkers , about how your lack of time management skills is affecting them — yet you continue the pattern . This causes a respect issue in my lives .
A PATTERN OF VICTIMHOOD AND BLAMING OTHERS . This is a tough one to face , but if you are constantly blaming others or the world for the repetitive challenges in your life it ’ s time to recognize that you are the common denominator in every challenge . ( Ouch !)
A PATTERN OF WORRY AND NEGATIVITY . You find you are on the ‘ worry ’ train more than the ‘ inner peace ’ train and feel as if the negative script playing on loop is so fast and furious there doesn ’ t seem to be a way off .
A PATTERN OF COMPLAINING . As you become aware you realize that you are caught up in a pattern of complaining ( about everything ) and have created a

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