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Why You Are a People Pleaser

Updated: Oct 18, 2021

by Deniss Pleiner, M.A. LMFT

 

It's hard to shake the feeling that saying no means we are being selfish or mean.

latinx therapist sitting on a bench
Deniss Pleiner, licensed therapist

Learning to prioritize our own needs and learning to say no to others around us-- especially the people we love-- is really hard. As BIPOC we were very likely to be taught to be humble, helpful, and kind-- all good things. But the problem is that we come to learn that to be all those good things, we must always say yews and serve others. Unlearning that is the first step.


But, in order to unlearn this we first need to understand how we learned it in the first place.


In this week's video of Therapy Explained, we walk through a few home types that may have lead to the the development of your people pleaser personality.


Haven't seen it yet? Check out the full video down below and check out my Instagram grid for your #therapyexplainedcheatsheet.





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