In-person and Online Therapist for People Pleasing in Wisconsin
Redefine your relationships.
Find closer connections.
You just want to make other people like you
You worry constantly about what other people are thinking about you. You feel like you're being judged and if they really saw who you are, they would definitely reject you. Whether it's friends, family, coworkers, or strangers you feel this constant need to be liked and the idea of disappointing someone or making them mad has you in a puddle on the floor.
Have you recently been...
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Feeling responsible for how you're making others fee
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Finding yourself agreeing to plans that you don't necessarily want to do
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Biting your tongue around others because you don't know how others will react
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Preoccupied with what others think of you
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Feel guilty or selfish for meeting your own needs
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Always telling others that you're sorry or taking the blame when it's not your fault.
Through therapy,
You can have the freedom to be yourself
My approach:
Own and validate your emotions without taking responsibility for others.
Our brain is designed in a way that we want to be liked and to seek connection. Conflict feels like a lack of connection and a fear of losing that relationship. This can lead to avoidance of our own emotions or opinions to avoid conflict. We deserve to have our thoughts and feelings acknowledged and validated.
I teach others to take ownership of their feelings and separate theirs from others. The only feelings we can be responsible for our own. We can face the fear of conflict and recognize our worth to get our needs met.
Let go of...
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Frustration & overwhelm
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Hiding your true self to make others comfortable
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Guilt & hopelessness
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Self-doubt & bottled up emotions
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Fear that loved ones will leave you
Learn to Embrace...
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Balance & self-care
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An inner calm, even amidst tension
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Trust in yourself & your choices
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Confidence that you matter
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Speaking up for what you need & want
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Connection to your truest self