Sabotage is usually an attempt to disrupt or derail something that is deemed negative. This is a solution. But when we 'self-sabotage', it is most often something that we DO want, yet we have this urge to dismantle it. So how is self-sabotage a solution? If we want to disrupt a negative part of our personality, that would be called self-improvement. Yet we hear so many stories, as well as our own, where an attempted improvement (or new project or venture) gets squashed. Also, the 'sabotage' happens after we have already made much progress. Sometimes, we stop ourselves when the end goal is in sight. This is because, for whatever reason, we feel this new thing or positive change is uncomfortable in some way. We must get through the discomfort zone to stay in the race long enough to finish. Create a larger vision of yourself that includes these improvements and changes we want to make in our lives.