Fear of rejection
Need for approval
Need to avoid guilt
Need to always be right
Need to know all the "ins" and outs" of a situation
Need for certainty
Lack of belief in yourself and others
Fear of being incompetent
Desire to avoid conflict
Unresolved anger
Poor role modeling in family of origin
Fear of failure
Unwillingness to face problems honestly
Lack of assertiveness in protection of your own rights
Inability to take the responsiblity for your own life
Unwillingness to accept possible negative consequences
Preferring to be unhappy, mired in your problem
Playing it safe
A need for security
Fear of hurting others
Rationalizing the lack of need for direct action
Denial that a problem exists, and action needs to be taken
Projecting the need for action onto others
Intellectualizing about a problem to avoid action
Exempting yourself of responsibility to resolve your problems
Alcohol or drug abuse "clouding" thinking
Over emotional response to a problem
Humoring yourself and others to ignore the problem
Over concern for everybody but yourself
Fear of pain (no pain, no gain)
Absence of desire to change
Irrational belief that it is impossible to change the situation
A disregard for the rights of yourself and others
Confusion about your role in handling the problem
Lack of ownership of the problem
Over-sentimentality for the needs of others
Enjoying the sympathy you receive from others for the problem you face
Inablility to let go of an old belief in a person or institution
A belief that life should always be fair
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