18/05/2023
People pleasing is a trauma response.. I'll keep repeating it because it's so important to understand.
It's not your fault that you so desperately want others to feel good in your company and be pleased by your behaviour. If you're a people pleaser I promise you that growing up there were unbearable consequences for not pleasing the one or more of the adults in your life. Unbearable consequences can have be emotional as well as physical - but often emotional consequences such as withdrawal of love, the silent treatment, punishment or isolation to name a few examples.
There is always a reason why we are the way we are! Don't turn against yourself, stay on your own side. ❤️
