Behaviors

friend-zoning yourself

The unconscious or deliberate behavior where an individual limits their own romantic potential by acting in ways that signal they are only interested in friendship, often due to self-doubt, fear of rejection, or protective patterns -- Brave AI.

taking out an insurance policy

Whether it's Life, Home, Travel or Pet insurance, is it a wise or fear-based decision? -- request.

silent treatment

The refusal to communicate verbally and electronically with someone who is trying to communicate and elicit a response -- wikipedia.

workaholism

"a compulsion to work excessively hard and long hours" -- Google dictionary.

cutting off narcissistic parents/friends

Positive (setting boundaries) or negative (being unforgiving)? -- request.

intention: to give

Request: in contrast to acquisition and gain.

negative expectations

Reifies the positionality "I knew things wouldn't work out."

"I told you so"

Request: used to point out that one's warnings, although ignored, have been proved to be well founded.

drinking even a single glass during pregnancy can cause birth defects

Referring to an alcoholic beverage.

misery loves company

People who are unhappy may get some consolation from knowing that others are unhappy too -- dictionary.com.

comparing oneself to others

''Do not compare yourself with others regarding 'holiness', merit, goodness, deservingness, sinlessness, etc. These are all human notions, and God is not limited by human notions.'' -- I: Reality And Subjectivity, page 146.

setting intentions every morning

A way of correcting and setting the compass of spiritual will?

calling a spade a spade

While the motivation may be in the 400s—TvF has it at 490—in practice its effect applies to the material world, not to the symbols and abstractions of the intellect.

violence

“An act of physical force that causes or is intended to cause harm. The damage inflicted by violence may be physical, psychological, or both” — Britannica.

"If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best"

T-shirt slogan and Internet meme.