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We stretch ourselves too far in order to please people and ‘adjust’ in society, we miss the thin boundary we had.
We’re left wondering, “How much did I alter for society?” “What kind of progress did I create for myself?” “Am I still the same person?”
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We’ve been taught to value other people’s opinions more highly than our own. So we develop the habit of worrying more about how others see us than how we see ourselves. This results in a culture where people try to please others to be liked but are ultimately unfulfilled since they do not like th...
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“The pressure that women feel to be people-pleasers is very real. … Young girls are told to be quiet and pleasant, to be orientated toward others, to not speak up for what they want, and to please others. These gender-based stereotypes are continuously reinforced in ou...
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Our desire to be liked can keep us from doing things that are important to us because we will be preoccupied with weighing what others think and what they may say.
We won’t be able to try new things because we’ll worry about what people will think if we’re not good at them. All of this will...
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Our basic social and emotional requirements include that desire. So what do we do?
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We have to understand that everyone’s perspective of us, and society is unique and subjective. So, while they may be correct about something due to the narrative in their head, it may be completely incorrect for us.
Someone may be having a bad day at work or a bad week at home; these are b...
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