Seeking the Approval of Others
Seeking the Approval of Others Thoughts on the video: A person asks Dr. Stanley "How can I stop seeking the approval of others?" The questioner expressed something that I connect with. She said "I know I care more about making people happy than I probably should." I feel the same way. I worry too much about saying something that would not make a person like me or happy. So most of the time I say nothing at all. It's really frustrating. I want to be myself and express myself without the need to make sure that I'm pleasing people, or not annoying them. I just want to be weird without the worry of what people think of me. "How do you seek approval? Is it in your conversations?" Wow, this one got me good. I didn't know I was seeking approval of people through my conversations. I have been so worried about developing the skills and knowledge of great conversations, but really I have only been doing it out of seeking approval. The root of ...