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Lessons from a Recovering Doormat
People Pleasing Anger
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
DoorMats/people pleasers often have a lot of reasons to be that way, most based on circumstances they bring on themselves. Pleasing everyone is a choice, not an obligation. But it’s common to get angry about the repercussions from it , and you feel helpless to do something about it, because: • YOU feel like people…
Fighting Well
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
The title of this article may seem confusing. What is fighting well? Shouldn’t we try not to fight at all? Nope, fighting can be healthy, depending on how you do it. When someone proudly tells me that she and her husband never fight, I tell her they’re avoiding problems, not solving them. Fighting allows you…
Controlling Negative Emotions
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Often situations that trigger anger, disappointment, frustration, sadness, etc., make us stew. People pleasers tend to do it in silence, mulling it over and over as the feelings get more intense, or go the other way and complain to any nearby ear. I did that years ago. When someone did me wrong it took over…
Don’t Give Up Your Power for Anger
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
I was in a good mood when my friend called to tell me she couldn’t make it to a concert we were supposed to attend that night. Her excuse wasn’t good in my book—a guy she liked asked her to have dinner with him and instead of asking for another day, she bailed on me.…
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