DO YOU FEEL like there’s never enough time, money, opportunities, or fill in the blank? Are you always scrambling to wrap up your to-do list or struggling to make decisions? Do you rarely say “no” when someone asks you to do something? If you answered “yes” to these questions, you could be stuck in a scarcity mindset. Learning to manage it can help you live better and have better relationships, more motivation, and more self-worth. “The scarcity mindset doesn’t allow much grace for oneself,” says Jordan Bierbrauer, LCSW, a therapist with Thriveworks in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who specializes in anxiety, stress, and conflict. A scarcity mindset may affect people a little differently, but someone with this way of thinking will have a basic thought process that centers on a lack of something, or a feeling that they’re generally not enough—despite what the reality is. “Someone with a scarcity mindset may be thinking that everything that is needed for a bright and secure future is becoming scarce,” Bierbrauer explains. “This could fill an individual with guilt, anger, and envy. They could also be thinking that there is not enough time in one day and could become annoyed with the fact that they need sleep.” Having a scarcity mindset is sometimes a self-fulfilling prophecy: You’re so fixated on feeling like you don’t have enough of what you need that you can’t move forward in life. This belief system is often linked to growing up in poverty and experiencing true scarcity, which can… Click below to read the full story from Men’s Health
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14 Signs You’re Stuck in a Scarcity Mindset
