About this book
Do you have a hard time saying no to others, no matter how outrageous their requests? If so, you might be a chronic people-pleaser. Unfortunately, because we live in a society that praises putting the needs of others before ourselves, it can be difficult to break this bad habit. And while thinking of others is always commendable, there is a fine line between sacrifice and senseless approval seeking.
In The Need to Please, a leading mindfulness expert and psychotherapist provides compassionate, mindfulness-based techniques that will help chronic people-pleasers like you address and overcome your fears of failure, inappropriate self-sacrificing, loss of personal identity, and voracious need of approval. In addition, you will learn to put an end to the codependent behaviors that lie at the heart of being a people-pleaser.
Change is hard—especially when it means going against years of social conditioning. But if you're ready to "Just Say No, " to others' demands and start saying, "Yes" to your own needs, this book can help.
You can find out more about these mindfulness techniques at www.livingmindfully.org.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Mindfulness
- How People Pleasing Develops
- Chronic People Pleasing
- Chronic People Pleasing and Relationships
- Coming Home to the Body
- Mindfulness and Thoughts
- Connecting with Your Inner Loveliness
- Befriending Your Emotions
- Self-Compassion
- Living with Intention, Heart, and Meaning
- Mindfulness with Relationship Difficulties and Conflict
- The Path Ahead
- Resources
- References
