
The more empathetic women are towards those around them, the more they tend to neglect their own needs. But if we look at their cases, we also discover that they experience a kind of permanent stress: that of having to please to deserve to be loved and not rejected. This stress keeps them away from what could make them feel better: the self-esteem hormones dopamine and serotonin.
This deficiency in self-esteem neurotransmitters is noticed in various ways.
These are behaviors that denote both low self-esteem, decreased motivation, and impaired emotional regulation, all of which can be influenced by hormonal imbalances. Here are some typical self-sabotaging attitudes and behaviors:
Perfectionism : Setting unreasonably high standards for oneself, often leading to fear of failure and subsequent avoidance of challenges. This perfectionism can be a form of self-sabotage because it prevents women from achieving their goals out of fear of not being perfect.
Procrastination : Delaying or avoiding tasks, especially those that are important or beneficial. This can be a way to deal with low self-confidence or fear of failure.
Negative self-talk : Engaging in a pattern of negative and critical thoughts about oneself. This can reinforce feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness, thereby undermining self-esteem and self-confidence.
Fear of success : unconsciously avoiding success out of fear of not being able to handle it or out of the belief that they don't deserve it. This may be linked to feelings of low self-esteem.
Overthinking and indecision : spending excessive time analyzing situations or decisions, leading to analysis paralysis. This may come from a fear of making mistakes or a lack of confidence in one's own judgment.
Self-Neglect : Neglecting one's personal needs, self-care, and well-being. This includes poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and insufficient rest, which can further deplete the hormones that contribute to feelings of self-love and well-being.
Avoiding new experiences : Due to lack of self-confidence and fear of the unknown, one may tend to stay in the comfort zone and avoid trying new things, which limits personal growth and opportunities.
Imposter Syndrome : Feeling like an impostor and doubting one's accomplishments, often attributing success to luck rather than one's personal abilities. This syndrome can prevent women from pursuing their achievements for fear of being “exposed.”
Relationship sabotage : Engaging in destructive behaviors in relationships due to fear of intimacy, unworthiness, or rejection. This may include pushing people away, creating unnecessary conflict, or not seeking meaningful connections.
Ignoring one's own goals and desires : Prioritizing the needs and desires of others over their own, which often leads to dissatisfaction and resentment.
What a list!
So how do essential oils help improve the situation?
It is the essential oils of rebalancing the energy of the heart which will bring a change, as well as the essential oils of the energy of the kidneys.
The first act positively on our ability to open ourselves to joy, to receiving abundance, and the others act to reduce our chronic stress, fear and anxiety which cause a whole series of nervous imbalances, including immobility, procrastination, flight from beneficial change.
In my book Breathe-Love-Heal, I give a selection of essential oils whose role is precisely to give you this balance, this harmony, far from fear and closer to joy and self-love. This harmony is the antidote to a chronic lack of ambition, to a lack of vision of the future, to unhealthy stagnation.
If nothing good happens to you in life, it is undoubtedly because of this self-sabotage which is not your fault, but rather that of our current era which does nothing to spare you a level of stress that we are not equipped to manage well.
Breathe-Love-Heal presents you with an extremely simple and quick method to use, which requires no effort of thought or memory. All you have to do is breathe, love yourself and heal.