But some of us come to the conclusion that the best way to do this is to put aside what we want or feel and allow other people's needs and feelings to take priority. This tactic is known as people-pleasing. This may work for a while. There is less outer conflict, but our inner conflict grows. If we want to say no, we feel guilty; but if we say yes when we don't want to, we feel resentful. It seems we're damned if we do and damned if we don’t.
