Stop being a people-pleaser
Today’s episode is about an issue that so many people struggle with on a daily basis PEOPLE-PLEASING .
I will discuss how you can know if you do it ? how it effects your confidence and holds you back, and most importantly ….what you can do about it ?
The good news is that you can change and the advantages of changing will definitely outweigh the disadvantages of staying stuck in a cycle where you constantly ignore your own needs and desires in order to please others.
Discussed in this episode:
- Why I used to be a people-pleaser and almost donated my kidney to someone I hardly knew (1.05)
- Signs you are people-pleasing (1.57)
- How doing things with the intention of getting approval can lead to you feeling resentful (4:30)
- The negative outcomes of people-pleasing (5:03)
- Why do so many of us people-please? (6:10)
- People-pleasing Arabs versus People-pleasing Brits (7:05)
- from polite to passive aggressive (9:10)
- How requests are often phrased as attacks (10:15)
- We are taught to lie about our feelings from a young age (12:18)
- Reconnect with your desires and inner signals (13:25)
- Things you can try in order to break the pattern (16:30)
- How ADHD can ignite something called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria RSD (19:00)
References:
https://ahoy-stage.healthline.com/health/people-pleaser
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51205436-unbound
https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-and-adhd/
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