People Pleasing

People Pleasing

Escape the harmony trap, shake off your guilty conscience

People pleasers just can’t help themselves. They say yes even when they mean no. They feel responsible for the well-being of others and realize only much too late that they have completely forgotten themselves in the process. They often prefer to adapt rather than to offend others. Those affected are usually very sensitive and empathetic people who run the risk of burning out if they override their own needs and wishes.
Using the latest research findings and case studies, psychologist Ulrike Bossmann describes the triggers and effects of people pleasing and shows how to draw boundaries and deal with conflicts without a guilty conscience instead of remaining silent for the sake of harmony. Numerous reflections and exercises support taking care of yourself as well as others.

• Well-founded ways of breaking with “people pleasing” habits
• Hot topic, including social media; 150,000 posts on Instagram
• With communication 101 for those in need of harmony
• Credo: Only those who stand up for themselves can also be there for others

»Creating a reliable, friendly relationship with yourself and expressing it in your decisions establishes the self-confidence that helps you to be kinder to yourself and others—because people who are comfortable with and stand up for themselves have enough energy to be there for others and to work for the common good.« – Dr. Ulrike Bossmann