Situation · Partners and dating

“I sabotage every good relationship”

What could be going on

Fearful-avoidant attachment: Fits if you want closeness but panic once you have it; check when the urge to ruin starts.

Sabotages near success: Check whether you also undo things near success at work or in other goals.

Defectiveness/shame schema: Fits if part of you believes you don't deserve good love and waits to be found out.

Abandonment/instability schema: Fits if you leave or provoke first so you're not the one left.

Self-verification: Steady love may clash with how you see yourself; check whether chaos feels more familiar.

Repetition compulsion: Check whether the way it falls apart mirrors relationships you saw growing up.

Questions to carry

  1. In the last good relationship, what had just happened the week I started to pull it apart?
  2. Right before I break something good, what do I feel sure is coming?

Also said as

  • whenever things are going well I ruin it
  • why do I push away people who are good to me
  • I start fights when everything's fine
  • I always mess it up when it's going well
  • I self-sabotage my relationships
  • why do I ruin good things

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