My name is TerryAnn and I am struggling to overcome feeling like an imposter. Do you experience the same? Have you ever felt like you don’t belong, or everyone is going to find out that you don’t deserve your achievements? If you can relate to those feelings of chronic self-doubt, you too, may be experiencing …
Psychiatrist Neel Burton M.D. has many tips on how to alleviate and manage stress. Among them is a simplification. Burton feels making lifestyle changes such as simplifying our daily lives can be very beneficial. Decreasing our to-do list or choosing just one battle at a time are certainly good ways to de-stress and simplify our …
We want to help others. It is part of human nature. While this is a good quality, Ost often, this leads to a lifetime of putting self-care on the back burner. Then, one day you stop and ask yourself “am I okay?”. You begin to reflect on such things as when was the last time …
You already know that to-do lists help you get focused and organized throughout the day. Getting your disorganized thoughts on paper frees your mind and helps you to focus. Organizing your thoughts and priorities helps to keep you motivated, relieving stress and anxiety. Here are a few tips to help you create an effective to-do …
You’re overworked, overbooked, and overtired. You’re so busy there’s not another thing you can say ‘yes’ to. The problem is, the world hasn’t gotten the memo that you’re unavailable, and suddenly you’ve got someone you really can’t say ‘no’ to asking if you can take on one more thing. Sound familiar? What do you do? …
Adopting The Yes Attitude Toward Your Own Self Image There are many ways to improve your attitude toward your own self-image. Often, we are our own worst critics, and the way we speak to ourselves is usually much worse than how we’d ever speak to another person. Why is it so hard for people to …
Are you kind to everyone you meet? Would people describe you as big-hearted? That is not the same as being a people pleaser. Do you sometimes accommodate others even though you’d rather not? That still might not be enough to classify you as a people pleaser. No, a people pleaser is someone who simply does …
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not human masters…Col 3:23 After doing a short bible study and focusing on this verse I went to make my bed and clean the bedroom. Earlier in the week I had leaned down to pick up something and noticed the …
Forgiveness. The Bible tells me to forgive others. The Bible promises God has and will forgive me. Psychologists and medical doctors say unforgiveness causes many physical and emotional problems. I understand all this. I can accept the premise of all these. Over time I have learned to forgive others for the wrongs done against me. …
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser–Stuck in the Muck Read More »
You probably don’t have to think extra hard to think of someone in your life that always knows what you should do. One person in particular has an overwhelming personality and insists you do what they say is right you. Because you don’t like conflict or perhaps the other’s fierce determination they know what is …
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser–Making My Own Decision Read More »
I hate to admit it, but people pleasing is an addiction. The truth is, when people call me, depend on me, seek me out to do something my ego is fed and my image is enhanced. It provides a temporary high. And just like the temporary high from a batch of brownies or a chemical …
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser–What If Read More »
I hear voices. Sometimes my mind is like the hard drive on my computer. It is filled with lots of information, much of it obsolete, some of it inaccurate like many posts on facebook, a bit of it incomplete; some are lies, some the truth. There are days it seems like I put the lies …
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser – The Voices In My Head Read More »
The worst part about being a people pleaser – in my opinion – is the inner turmoil. The constant weight of knowing there is someone expecting more of me, I can never do enough, I didn’t do it exactly as they hoped, by doing what one person wanted another is upset with me, and on …
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser – Inner Peace Read More »
Are you one of those persons who can receive a compliment from 9 people, but then 1 person says something negative and it ruins your day? I am. Or, at least I was. I am trying to become an “I was” in this instance, still working on it. Why do we do it? Why do …
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser – They Don’t Like Me Read More »
My name is TerryAnn and I am a People Pleaser. If there was an anonymous group for this, I would be a charter member. I have lived my whole life trying to do what others wanted me to. I would then be in turmoil when the desires of 2 more differed or it wasn’t something …
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser – an Introduction Read More »
