self-sabotage and belittling, is this a TMS behavior?

Or rather a behavior of people who have TMS?

I know when I talk to myself it's pretty mean, pretty horrible stuff (makes sense in my mind when I say it).

I probably self-sabotage by doing things other than what I need to do. I know when I do them I will do them wrong and then have to do them again (perfectionism) so I choose not to do them.

Does this fit with the TMS nonsense?

 

Oh absolutely. I’m a mean piece of shit to myself, have been my whole life, although I’m catching myself more and more.

I self sabotage in lots of areas in my life, quitting hobbies because I’ll never get good, imploding friendships and relationships because I feel I don’t deserve them or thinking I’m too dysfunctional for them or that I’m happier alone. Hyper procrastination.

all these things (in addition to many others !) contribute to nervous system dysfunction that leads to the generation of symptoms

 

Treating ourselves badly is a human trait, not just TMS related. The irony though is that with TMS-prone individuals we are typically people-pleasers and treat others much better than we treat ourselves, almost like we're taking that frustration out on us, right?

 

Also it's a defense mechanism. It anticipates defeat because it's afraid you won't be able to cope with it in the future.