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People-pleasing / approval-seeking

Stories and advice on the impacts of people-pleasing, how to stop seeking approval, worrying about what people think, and coping with judgment, rejection, and criticism.

The negative impacts of people-pleasing

10 Surprising Reasons To Stop Trying To Please Everyone

Feeling Anxious? People-Pleasing Could Be to Blame

Why People-Pleasers Don’t Get the Love and Respect They Desire

If You Think You Have to Be a People-Pleaser to Be Kind

Why People-Pleasers Lie and What We Gain When We Share Our Truth

3 Painful Consequences to Overgiving and People-Pleasing

How I Stopped Shrinking to Please People and Started Reclaiming My Space

How to stop people-pleasing

“Nice” Isn’t a Compliment: Letting Go of the Need to Please

4 Fears That Create People-Pleasers and How to Ease Them

Why You Feel Anxious In Relationships and How To Stop

What to Do When Your Need to Please Is Ruining Your Life

5 Tips to Help You Stop Being a People Pleaser

9 Powerful Lessons from People-Pleasers Around the World

You Don’t Have to Adjust Who You Are to Please Others

5 Practices That Helped Me Stop Being a People-Pleaser

How I Stopped Trying to Please Everyone and Started Prioritizing Myself

How to Stop Over-Apologizing, From a Lifelong Over-Apologizer

Insights and Advice from a Former People-Pleaser

A Little-Known Truth About People-Pleasing and How to Stop (for Good)

3 Questions Every People-Pleaser Should Ask Before Making a Decision

The 6 Personalities of People-Pleasing and How I Overcame Them

Speaking up when you're a people-pleaser

A People-Pleaser’s Guide to Reclaiming Your Life: 6 Ways to Say No

Learning How to Confront Someone When You’re a People-Pleaser

9 Easy Ways You Can Speak Your Truth Today

Dealing with Conflict: Speak Up Before You Blow Up

How to Know If You Should Speak Your Mind

A Guide to Saying No Without Guilt: 7 Steps for People-Pleasers

It’s Okay to Disappoint People When You’re Honoring Yourself

Worrying about what other people think

5 Powerful Mindset Shifts to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think

10 Reasons to be Okay with Being Disliked

Overcoming Approval Addiction: Stop Worrying About What People Think

Why We Need to Accept That Some People Just Won’t Like Us

Why I Won’t Tell You to Stop Caring About What Other People Think

6 Things to Remember When You Feel Anxious in Your Relationships

Afraid of What People Think? Free Yourself by Realizing How Unimportant You Are

Approval-seeking

Seeking Outside Approval Is Giving Our Power Away

Why Insecurity & Approval-Seeking Lead to Unhealthy Relationships

Confessions and Lessons from a Former Approval Addict

How to Stop Fearing Disapproval: 3 Lessons from Accepting Judgment

5 Ways to Validate Yourself: Be Part of Your Support System

Becoming More Authentic: Accept Yourself and Forget Approval

How I Stopped Hiding Myself for Love and Approval

From Pain to Power: Letting Go of Approval to Love Myself

How to Start Saying No When You’re Afraid of Disapproval

How I Went from Approval Seeking to Authentic Living

How I’m Learning to Feel Confident Without Approval

Coping with rejection

The Fascinating Reason We Fear Rejection and the Key to Acceptance

Why Rejection IS Sometimes Personal (but Not About Your Worth)

How to Overcome the Pain of Rejection

The Wounds of Rejection Heal With Self-Love and Self-Awareness

Seeing Rejection As Redirection: What We Gain When We Lose

The Big Little Secret to Rejection: How to Get Past It Quickly

How I’m Healing the Vulnerable, Rejected Kid Inside Me

When Growth Comes with Grief Because People Still See the Old You

Avoid Feeling Bad: How to Stop Taking Things Personally

How I Found My Place in the World When I Felt Beaten Down by Life

Dealing with criticism

Why You May Feel Crushed by Criticism (And What to Do About It)

How to Deal with Criticism Well: 25 Reasons to Embrace It

Overcoming Defensive Thinking: If You Try to Avoid Criticism, Read On

Dealing With Criticism: 5 Tools to Develop a Thick Skin

6 Ways to Deal with Critical, Judgmental People

Why Other People’s Comments Hurt Us and How to Let Them Go

Dealing with judgment

30 Reminders for Sensitive People Who Feel Drained, Ashamed, or Judged

6 Lessons to Remember When Someone Judges or Criticizes You

7 Realizations to Help You Deal with Feeling Judged

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