approval seeking
Request: After switching my thinking to do things for me, my anxiety went away about having to do things to make other people "happy" or seek their approval.
Behaviors
refusing help (when you need it)
Request: Is "I want to do this by myself" within integrity, similar to "I want to be in charge", or is it purely a pride thing?
saving money for retirement
Priority request: Practical common sense? Or is it trying to control the future?
keep one's options open
"to refrain from making a decision or commitment that will limit one's choices in the future" -- idioms.thefreedictionary.com
throwing oneself into the unknown
Leaving the comfort of the known in order to learn, grow or adapt to new environments.
deciding to do therapy, seeking help from a therapist
Priority request.
snoring
No wonder it's so annoying!
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.