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People pleasing? Tell me about it. I’ve paid for badly cooked food, bought ill fitting clothes, contributed to “good causes” that I couldn’t care less about...all because I don’t want to upset someone. I’m the perfect customer. “Half a pound of crap stuff, sir?” “Yes please. You’re ever so kind.”

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Yes, it's definitely more expensive to be a people pleaser. Perhaps there should be a government grant for really nice people.

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I’m now really, really worried that your neighbor might be a reader of your Substack. I’ll be up all night.

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I hadn't even thought of that! I'm pretty sure he's not. I'll have to check my list now!!

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Oh my goodness. I relate so hard to this 😂 I’m actually reading a book at the moment to try and cure me of my people pleasing disease. Might just burn it and embrace the disease instead?!

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Haha! I love the thought of a people pleaser trying to burn a book. I'm thinking that there would be some last minute guilt that stops you as you'd be worried that the author might find out and get sad.

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100%. Also the book would be sad and I’d lie awake worrying about it 🙃

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Hahaha! Yes.

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