Posted On: October 11th 2026, 06:45 am
Your people-pleasing part isn't a character flaw. It's a protection system that learned early that your needs created problems.
It still believes that if you say no, if you centre yourself, someone will leave. So it keeps you small. Keeps you useful. Keeps you safe the only way it knows how.
Wrote the longer version on the blog. Link in bio.
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