How to tell if you are stuck in the “doing it all” mentality.
, author, speaker, psychotherapist Andrea Mathews argues that some mantras “hypnotize us into repetitive patterns that deny us access to authentic choices.”
Mathews goes on to identify some of the more unhelpful mantras we repeat to ourselves, including the superwoman mantra.The superwoman mantra But how is this harmful? “This mantra keeps her stuck doing it all, peopling her life with people who are passive and will let her do it all”, Mathews explains.Other mantras that hold us backFor example, the ‘Runaway’ mantra, which manifests in an “I don’t need this stuff. Get me out of here” attitude.
Others include the ‘Scapegoat’, i.e. the person who thinks they must prove themselves to be a good person at all costs.
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