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Nov 22, 2022 21 min

Stop being a people-pleaser

from Breaking Free

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/ Let’s connect! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Website

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