Self-fulfilling prophecy

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

I met a guy a few years ago that pointed out this idea of my behavior is
predestined
to happen.

It seems like my whole life I have a tendency to live up to my reputation.  Particularly, bad behavior which is unsettling.

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