Posts tagged relationships
The Price of 'Keeping the Peace': Why People-Pleasing Doesn't Work
The Price of 'Keeping the Peace': Why People-Pleasing Doesn't Work

It's easy to see why so many of us take on people-pleasing behaviors: meeting other people's expectations means that in the short-term we avoid conflict, win approval, and are perceived by others as a good person.

In the long run, sacrificing your own well-being and self-care to keep the peace leads to mental health issues, anxious attachment, and low self-esteem. Plus, it hurts the very relationships you are trying to maintain.

Let's take a deeper look at people-pleasing behavior, and how catering to others actually makes it harder to have healthy relationships.

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People PleasingSara Bybee Fiskpeoplepleasing, relationships
Healthy Compromise Or People-Pleasing? How To Be True To Yourself In Relationships
Healthy Compromise Or People-Pleasing? How To Be True To Yourself In Relationships

Overcoming people-pleasing can be especially tricky when it comes to romantic relationships. We're taught that we should always put our partner's needs before our own. When you are constantly self-sacrificing, you no longer have anything left to give. Ultimately, relationships do require compromise. But compromise is not the same thing as people-pleasing. So how do you engage in healthy compromise without devaluing yourself and your own needs? Let's jump in.

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RelationshipsSara Bybee Fiskpeoplepleasing, peoplepleaser, stoppeoplepleasing, relationships, selfcare