Compulsive nature could be why one indulges in self-sabotaging acts: Study
A person`s compulsive nature could be the reason why such individuals indulge in self-destructive behaviour, making harmful choices despite knowing the obvious negative outcomes, according to a new study.
The study, published in the journal Nature Communications Psychology, also found that making compulsive decisions did not appear to be random mistakes or people having "bad days".
"They`re stable traits — almost like personality types. This is not to say they`re fixed, just that they may require (an) intervention to break," said lead researcher Philip Jean-Richard Dit Bressel, a behavioural neuroscientist and experimental psychologist at The University of New South Wales.
Researchers said self-sabotaging choices do not arise out of a lack of motivation or capacity — rather from a subtl...










