A PSA FOR ALL THE PEOPLE PLEASERS! PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS W here are all my people pleasers at? I’m talking to myself here, too yall. by Taylor Evans Hendrix
“what you think about me, has nothing to do with me. I’m happy and loved. And I don’t need that validation from you.”
I realized how big a problem this was a few weeks ago when I was given the oppor- tunity to do something really cool. I stressed over it for almost a week, and came this close to not doing it. Why? Not because I wasn’t thrilled for the experience. Not because I had better things to do. It was because I was afraid people would have negative things to say (and guess what. They did! And they have before. And they will again.) I almost gave up a once in a lifetime opportuni-
(weeks... months!) to get over it. Because I care too much about what people think. (Along with that whole tender-hearted thing). When good things happen to me, my immediate reaction is to feel guilty. Guilt. Over being happy. Worried that someone will get mad at me.
I’m a people pleaser. I don’t like to tell anyone no. I don’t set boundaries. I worry about what other people think of me. And worst of all. I’m probably one of the most tender-hearted people on the face of the Earth. And. I. Hate. It. When I hear negative things that have been said about me, I crumble. And it takes me days
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