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Lessons from a Recovering Doormat
Are You a Needy People Magnet?
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Do you find yourself surrounded by people who need you for something? Do you tend to end up with romantic partners who need fixing? It’s common, especially for DoorMats who have people pleasing as part of their M.O. I did when I was a DoorMat. These needy folks would bring me down with their demands…
Do You Need Everyone to Like You?
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
I grew up believing it was important for everyone to like me. So did my friends. Did you? It’s a common belief, especially for girls. And wanting this is what turns us into DoorMats/people pleasers. When I was on Oprah, most of her audience admitted to wanting everyone to like them. Person after stood up…
Doing Good vs. You
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Sometimes you have to make a choice between what’s best for someone else and what’s best for you. You may want to do what you see as ”the right” thing for someone even if it goes against what you’d like. People pleasers have an easier time putting themselves last, which hurts your self-love and happiness.…
Why Anger Can Be Like as Teakettle
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
When the water in as teakettle boils, it whistles to let the steam out. When anger boils up in you, how does it get out? Often we hold anger inside, especially if we’re DoorMats and don’t want to start trouble. But it has to come out somewhere and often we blow up at someone who…
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