swallowing your pride
To decide to do something although it will make you feel embarrassed or ashamed -- dictionary.cambridge.com.
Behaviors
suppression of anger vs. expression of anger
Priority request: We know it’s better to let go. But in general is it better to express or suppress?
spiritual escapism
Head in the clouds, nose in a spiritual book, and resisting the practical matters of human life such as the body, sex, money, relationships, or expressing your talents in the world.
sacrificing one’s life to save another
Request: Arises from love?
wallowing
Priority request: As in, wallowing in self pity or sadness. Resisting happiness by being attached to the perverse pleasure of a negative emotional state.
suicide, suicidal ideation
Self-destructive patterns.
demonization
Priority request: “to portray (someone or something) as evil or as worthy of contempt or blame” — merriam-webster.
not moving on after someone's death
Request: Still reminiscing and feeling the need to pray for the deceased, even years after death.
giving / buying flowers for someone
If you're picking a girl up for a date from her house, and you're meeting her mother for the first time - buy the flowers for your girl -- instructables.com.
to stop looking for answers
Request: allowing life to unfold on its own.
people pleasing
Used to gain approval from others. It can lead to self neglect, or disrespect from others -- request.
"casting pearls before swine"
"to give or offer something valuable to someone who does not understand its value" -- merriam-webster.
honest to a fault
Contextually inappropriate truth-telling that renders harm to oneself or others.
putting yourself in the aura of those who have what you want
Priority request: From Letting Go:
• Get it by “osmosis.”
• “Like goes to like.” Associate with people who are using the same or similar motivation and who have the intention to expand their consciousness and to heal.
glaze
Request: "to excessively praise someone, often to a point that it's perceived as biased or unwarranted. It's like over-the-top admiration or flattery that can come off as annoying or insincere."