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According to Dr. Susan Newman, people pleasers want everyone around them to be happy… and they will do whatever it takes to keep them that way. Those who become defensive or angry more than likely are benefitting from your people-pleasing lifestyle and feel threatened by your newfound freedom,” she says. I have learned that having the hard conversations (that I'd much rather avoid) is necessary to stay true to myself, and how to approach the conversation in a way that rarely ends in conflict. Instead, my experience is that these conversations often build greater trust and intimacy. Unable to behave in a way that would ever be pleasing enough to prevent criticism or rejection, the resistor’s only remaining defence is to exit the game. After all, if you don’t play then you can’t lose.
When the experts’ opinions matched those of the participants, the part of the brain associated with reward lit up with activity. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life: Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend How to read faces: It’s easier than you think to speed-read facial expressions and use them to predict people’s emotions. Does your people-pleasing habit seem innocent? Do you make excuses for it under the guise that you’re a kind and compassionate person? The most common advice we hear-- Start putting your own needs first! -- doesn't work, because we do love helping other people! Thankfully, the solution to the people pleaser's "problem" isn't to fundamentally change who you are--it's to fundamentally change where you find your worth.Yes, there might be some genetic leanings to avoid conflict. We might, for example, have a sensitive personality.
If you saw people-pleasing behavior during childhood, you may have followed suit, even if you were conscious of the negative effects of doing so. Once you’ve really worked on saying no unapologetically, you can work on saying sorry the right way! For example, last year I was going on TONS of podcasts. It was great fun, but it was draining. But I had a really, really hard time saying no. I loved all these entrepreneurs! I wanted to support them! But I couldn’t. So week after week I said yes and overbooked myself. Dr. Cohen blends real-world case examples and activities to help you better understand your people-pleasing. Her book aims to help you identify a stronger and more balanced sense of self- while still remaining a “good person.” You’ll learn how to transform yourself from feeling selfless to self-full and vanished to differentiated.
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Then, I had an idea for a big bonus for my course People School. I wanted to write a relationship planner for students to journal about the important people in their lives. Great! But a lot of work. I needed hours and hours to work out the kinks and put together something amazing. The research, which analyzed 183 celebrity apologies, found that apologies containing denial (“It’s not my fault”) and evasion (“It was complicated”) performed the worst. This is someone who can’t tolerate people being displeased with them but, unlike the other pleasing profiles, the resistor’s defences result when they realise that they can’t (or won’t) do what it takes to elicit a favourable reaction. Breaking this intricate pattern can be challenging, especially if you’ve taken on this role for a long time. However, learning to assert yourself and set healthy boundaries is essential for your well-being. Let’s get into the top books that can help you on your journey. Starting small: To begin with, try committing to meeting one need at a time. For example, a person might set a goal to give themselves small breaks between meetings.
People pleasing can sometimes be more about a fear of getting it wrong than a desire to get it right. One study conducted by the University College London and Aarhus University in Denmark actually found that we can tell who are validation seekers simply by looking at their brain scans. I’ve always found that the greater awareness and clarity I have about my default patterns of behaviour, the easier it is to spot when I'm doing ‘that’ thing again and introduce the possibility of choice. Culture and socialization: The culture of a person’s family, community, or country may influence how they view their duty toward others and themselves. Some may learn that total selflessness is a virtue or that the needs of the collective matter more than the individual, for example.They are inclusive and amenable. Like the conductor of an orchestra, they task themselves with the job of bringing individuals together to a place of harmony, while taking up no space themselves.
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