Category: Relationships

🔁 Old HabitsI am a recovering people-pleaser. I have spent much of my life saying yes when I meant no. Trying to be good. Trying to be easy. Trying to avoid disappointment, rejection, or conflict. That is not true consent. It is trauma. It is masking. It is survival. I need help to stay honest.…

📞 The StruggleI hate the phone. It demands instant words, instant presence, and instant answers. On the phone, I cannot read people. I cannot see their reactions. It is faceless, emotionless. I am easily misunderstood, and I do not understand them either. Speaking feelings out loud is the hardest of all. When I am overwhelmed…

🕰️ The Old Pattern For most of my life, I mistook people pleasing for love. I thought that if I gave more, worked harder, and took on more responsibility, I would finally earn the care I longed for. I became steady, loyal, patient, and giving, but the balance was never there. What I got back…