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Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone
by
Joyce Meyer
There is an epidemic of insecurity in society today. Many people suffer from an unhealthy need for affirmation. They are not capable of feeling good about themselves. For some the quest for approval becomes an actual addiction, as they seek self-worth from the outside world because they can't find it within themselves. Joyce Meyer understands the need for seeking approval...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
April 5th 2005
by FaithWords
(first published January 1st 2005)
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What brought me to this book...was the fact that I could absolutely NOT find the book I had bought about assertiveness. I looked high and low for months. Could not remember where I put it! So after months and months of looking for this "Your Perfect Right" book that I had purchased...I finally decided to break down and go look for another one. That is when I came across Joyce Meyer's book. The title drew me in because I was a huge approval addict. When I first bought this book...I had no idea wh...more
The more I read, the more I know that God definitely gave me this book for a reason. I am so grateful. It's kind of like tough love to hear everything she has to say, but I know I need to hear it and that I will benefit from it greatly. Everything she says is backed up by scripture, which is so important because it confirms that God does not want me to live for the approval of others but for his approval alone.
After stumbling upon this book at B&N I decided to give it a try. I am an approval addict and have been for as long as I can remember. This book used principals from the Bible to show how God is more than enough to meet all our needs! God himself has given us his approval through the security and love we have from Jesus. Joyce expounds on different biblical passages and gives her own wisdom from breaking the "approval addiction" herself.
The book is very raw, giving many details about how her...more
The book is very raw, giving many details about how her...more
Jan 10, 2010
John Barrett
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who struggle with seeking approval from others
Recommended to John by:
found it at the library
If you constantly find yourself doing things to please other people, even doing things that you do not want to do, it is possible that you could have approval addiction.
Joyce Meyer is a religious preacher on television. If you want to free yourself from the self-imposed prison chains of constantly trying and failing to please the world, she will help guide you there. Be fore-warned, she guides you straight on a track to GOD.
God, in her, and this reader's view, IS the KEY to overcoming ANY addict...more
Joyce Meyer is a religious preacher on television. If you want to free yourself from the self-imposed prison chains of constantly trying and failing to please the world, she will help guide you there. Be fore-warned, she guides you straight on a track to GOD.
God, in her, and this reader's view, IS the KEY to overcoming ANY addict...more
I got this book because I thought the title sounded interesting. I had no idea about the background of the author.
Overall, the message presented and the thoughtfulness of the framework presented by Meyer is helpful for those that have not considered how approval addiction has impacted their life, family, personal and professional relationships. She provides specific examples on what approval addiction is, the need to control associated it with it and where it is derived from. Her examples of ho...more
Overall, the message presented and the thoughtfulness of the framework presented by Meyer is helpful for those that have not considered how approval addiction has impacted their life, family, personal and professional relationships. She provides specific examples on what approval addiction is, the need to control associated it with it and where it is derived from. Her examples of ho...more
I would have only given this book 4 stars, but I didn't want the author to get mad at me. I'm kidding, of course. I need to keep this book nearby just to remind me every so often that there are so many different values and interests that people have, and there's no way to please everybody. There are a lot of talented people doing their thing, yet their thing may not be something that interests me in the least. The same is true for what I can do.
This is a book that I read just after going thru a severe trama. It helped me to sort of make sense of how I feeling because this was very normal. The topics are diverse and as far as trama goes remember this -- this "whatever" has happened to you but don't let it control you any longer.
This book is good for the "right after phase" of abuse of course being safe in the meantime.
This book is good for the "right after phase" of abuse of course being safe in the meantime.
Don't let the star rating I gave this book fool you. It is a good book. Half of what is written in it, I have heard in one of her sermons though. It is definitely a good read for those of us that put too much weight on what others think. It is a reminder that our standing with God is much more important.
Dec 07, 2012
Raeliza De la rosa cruz
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
read, it's great
Recommended to Raeliza by:
my aunt
Como vencer su necesidad de agradar a todos, le recomiendo que lea este libro, es excelente.
Comience su viaje hacia el entendimiento de si mismo, y aprenda a como
-Aceptar quien es usted
-Tratar la adicción a la aprobación
-Romper con viejos patrones para salir adelante.
Comience su viaje hacia el entendimiento de si mismo, y aprenda a como
-Aceptar quien es usted
-Tratar la adicción a la aprobación
-Romper con viejos patrones para salir adelante.
Very convicting! Great info but so much of it just not sure how much of it was research or just her experience. Experience can be exceptional information but at times it felt like I was reading an autobiography. With scripture, authors need to be careful with interpretations. She has a lot to contribute, it was a great book
Nov 17, 2012
Angel Joy
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Very Good book..... Great in the area to be used for emotional healing and understanding how seeking approval will emotionally "cripple" an individual if not worked through daily. I still read exerpts from the book when I feel the pull for approval.
❤ Joyce Meyer not only gives great sermons, but also great books!
Her "here it is" approach is a breath of fresh air to me. I love how she approaches even the most hardest of topics, and naturally I find myself re-reading her books often.
Her "here it is" approach is a breath of fresh air to me. I love how she approaches even the most hardest of topics, and naturally I find myself re-reading her books often.
I did not realize how we are seeking for someone's approval. Joyce Meyers lays out it for real! I am a writer, always seeking for feedback, and if you think about it...I am seeking other people's approval!
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I loved it. I cried. She is a very intelligent and insightful woman and I felt that I was in a room listening to her talk to ME when i read the book. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Dec 22, 2009
Lora
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all the people pleasers, and those with a people pleaser
I don't need other people's approval to enjoy life! Yay! :0)
I'm on page 34.
Good book for you, or to give you understanding for what others are feeling and why they behave the way they do....
I'm on page 34.
Good book for you, or to give you understanding for what others are feeling and why they behave the way they do....
This was one of the most amazing books I have ever read! Joyce Meyer is a true inspiration & through this book, which applies to not only approval addicts, but to everyone, she speaks in terms that everyone can understand. I pray that everyone reads this book & feels the same way that I do about it and that it inspires you to have a better relationship with Christ & others. I can't wait to read this book again b/c I don't want to miss one single point. BEST BOOK EVER!!
Absolutely changed my life. I often have to revisit the lesson but Joyce makes it easy to understand, reflect and utilize a valuable godly ideology.
A Christian-based book. I loved it! It was a page-turner, helpful in becoming free. I could relate to personal stories. I gained insight about myself. Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone
This was a very difficult read for me; maybe because I had to look into the depths of an addiction that I did not realize I even had.
I've taken notes on this book that I still have in my journal. Still refer to them to this day. (Read this back in 2005).
The author outlines biblical principles to be utilized in overcoming rejection and disapproval from others. God approves of us and we are to "shake off" any words or actions from others that reflect rejection or disapproval. Gives concrete steps to take to heal yourself from needing or wanting approval from others.
Many good biblically based thoughts in this book about how to achieve peace and happiness with ourselves and others.
Makes you realize how much you do for the approval of others. Encourages you to please God more and people less.
A must read for anyone who is trying to find themselves in others. The only approval you need is God's.
I have only read part of it and I liked it, God speaks his Will and Ways right thru her 2 me like no one b4.
I think all women struggle with this when they are young. Good learning from this book
Very good book. Joyce is straightforward and direct. In this book she is encouraging us to overcome an addiction to people pleasing., not that there is anything wrong with pleasing others, but it can become a habit that controls our lives and we need to put pleasing God first. She explores the causes and outcomes of this addiction. The main cause is insecurity and low self-esteem.The answer? Knowing who you are in Christ!We are accepted and loved by God through faith in Jesus and that is really...more
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Thought this was a very good book. Deals with insecurity issues.
I love Joyce Meyer stuff. I am inspired by her life and her courage.
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JOYCE MEYER is one of the world's leading practical Bible teachers. A #1 New York Times bestselling author, she has written more than seventy inspirational books, including The Confident Woman, Look Great, Feel Great, and the entire Battlefield of the Mind family of books. She has also released thousands of audio teachings as well as a complete video library. Joyce's Enjoying Everyday Life® radio...more
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