I grew up in an environment where it was constantly about pleasing other people. I constantly heard things like “What will people say? What will they think? and I guess people pleasing just became a part of me.

I noticed a pattern of putting other people’s needs before mine, a pattern of being too agreeable so I don’t offend anyone, a pattern of accepting other people’s opinions and dismissing mine, just to make sure the other person was happy.

I didn’t think there was anything wrong with this until I started becoming self-aware and I started noticing these patterns.

I have read and I’m still reading books to help me completely break free from people-pleasing and I am seeing progress. Of course, this comes with a cost such as: losing people who were only with me because of what they could get, but in the end, it’s a win-win!

I’m not there yet, but I have definitely come a long way and I know it will only get better. I’m really enjoying this journey of becoming more self-aware!

Are you a people pleaser or do you have friends who are people pleasers?

If you are a people pleaser, how are you breaking free from people-pleasing?

If you aren’t, what advice will you give to a people pleaser?