This has been a wonderful post and subsequent threads to read!
I have always been a "people pleaser", and am guilty of seeking approval from others (even if I don't especially like them...strange!)
I read about this phenomena, and has stuck with me: approval-seekers often treat strangers BETTER than their loved ones. This resonated with me, as I realized I was expending so much energy on pleasing my boss, co-workers, the drive-through teller, etc...that by the time I got home, I had no positive energy left for my family.
It's ironic, actually, because I just wrote about doctor/nurse etiquette (and one particular nurse's lack of courteousness), which is the other extreme to this story!
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This has been a wonderful post and subsequent threads to read!
I have always been a "people pleaser", and am guilty of seeking approval from others (even if I don't especially like them...strange!)
I read about this phenomena, and has stuck with me: approval-seekers often treat strangers BETTER than their loved ones. This resonated with me, as I realized I was expending so much energy on pleasing my boss, co-workers, the drive-through teller, etc...that by the time I got home, I had no positive energy left for my family.
It's ironic, actually, because I just wrote about doctor/nurse etiquette (and one particular nurse's lack of courteousness), which is the other extreme to this story!
December 2, 2008 - 3:32pmThis Comment
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