I can see it now when I look back: right as something good takes off, I do the thing that wrecks it. The pattern is clear in the rearview mirror, but in the actual moment I am still blind to it. I watch myself walk into the same trap and I cannot yet stop my own hand.
More people experience this than they realize.
You can see your self-sabotage pattern afterward but can't catch it in the moment.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.