It’s more of associating your basic pleasure emotions like happiness that’s the problem “I’ll be happy when X” rather than something more healthy like “I want to do X because I want to better myself/It will solve Y problem/it’s a personal achievement of mine”
It’s more of associating your basic pleasure emotions like happiness that’s the problem “I’ll be happy when X” rather than something more healthy like “I want to do X because I want to better myself/It will solve Y problem/it’s a personal achievement of mine”
I think this will resonate with you if you haven’t seen it.
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/unhappy