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8 Signs You're Not "Nice", But A People Pleaser

Being nice has to do with how we treat other people. But what about how we treat ourselves? What if the “niceness” we show to others actually comes at the expense of our own happiness and well-being? Here are a few tell-tale signs that what you’re actually struggling with isn’t being “too nice” but being too much of a people pleaser.

Are you too nice for your own good? If so, you may relate to this video: https://youtu.be/9lw4M4q2NFw

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References:
Cox, S. (2004). Curing fixer-pleaser syndrome. Nursing 2020, 34(5), 64.
Braiker, H. B., & Reading, K. (2001). The disease to please: Curing the people-pleasing syndrome (p. 0). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Ehman, K. (2021). When making others happy is making you miserable: how to break the pattern of people-pleasing and confidently live your life.
Hinton Jr, A. O., McReynolds, M. R., Martinez, D., Shuler, H. D., & Termini, C. M. (2020). The power of saying no. EMBO reports, 21(7), e50918.
Fine, M. (2013). The need to please: mindfulness skills to gain freedom from people pleasing and approval seeking. New Harbinger Publications.

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