As a people pleaser, I will do anything to manipulate your emotional reaction. I use the word manipulate on purpose, because I knew it would bother you. People pleasers think they’re being “nice.” Nope, we’re liars. If you’re a people pleaser, you will behave in a way to manipulate what somebody thinks about you. That’s why you spend most of your energy curating yourself so that you fit in, or will be liked, or so that no one’s mad at you. You are manipulating what people think about you. Instead of just showing up as yourself and making decisions that work for you, you twist yourself (or your
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