12 Approval Seeking Behaviors You Need To Stop

Do you find yourself desperately seeking approval from others? If, so here’s a list of approval seeking behaviors to stop right away. Of course, we all want to be accepted and feel validated - but a constant need for approval can become a toxic habit that is detrimental to your well being.

Unhealthy approval seeking behaviors often lead to people pleasing. And the more you pursue and receive validation from others, the more addicted to approval you become.

If you are a people pleaser and afraid to speak your mind and stand up for yourself because you fear disapproval, you have to change your ways to live an authentic life.

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[shainajessab.bondad]

This video hit so much!✊😔 I'll try my best to say "no", not overapologize, and not please everyone. God help us all, fellas!✨

[nicoles_nook]

You can’t please everyone. Might as well just focus on pleasing yourself. Make yourself proud.

[stormwatcher]

People pleasers are how they are because they have been abused by narcissists who expect this behavior and train their lackeys to act this way. It takes more than telling someone to stop apologizing, they often need therapy to help them break out of the people pleasing mode. I speak from experience.

[QuietlyMagnetic]

Life's way too short to seek the approval of others for the choices you've already made.

[pyschologygeek]

The root cause of most approval-seeking behavior is low self-esteem. This sense of inferiority arises from many factors. Some relate to your natural personality, while others stem from external influences such as your upbringing, cultural experience, education, and work life.

[storiesbyemily]

“Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be.”
~Alan Watts

[nastarankianersi]

Pretending to agree with someone is not necessarily an approval seeking behavior. Sometimes you really wanna avoid a useless argument.

[dashiajames]

Nobody shouldn't even care if a person disagree/agree with you. Cuz it's okay to disagree with a person. A person shouldn't take that to heart. It's not worth it.

[Talkinglife]

Changing or softening your position because someone appears to disapprove. Backing down when challenged about your position is one of the most common symptoms of approval seeking behaviour. It is easy to forget that there are very few situations in life where everybody will agree.

[kaym.]

People pleasers often wind up in co-dependent relationships (even friendships). It goes way deeper than stopping the behavior. I think it's important to understand where it stems from.
Great video!

[BoldQuotesforMidLifeWomen]

Try to be comfortable with yourself. Accept yourself for who you are. Feel good about yourself

[sirphil]

It is so liberating, anxiety and depression reducing to own an internal locus of control.

[jojopoeticstyle]

Approve of yourself, know that you’re worthy. After all, your validation can either save you or make matters worse. Say what you mean, mean what you say and set boundaries. Don’t put it off and say next time. Now is the time. Leave it all on the line with “No” regrets.

[traceytrotter]

I have been working on these things my entire life. I am 60 and I only do 2 or 3 of these and not that often. The benefits of aging.

[poojabatabyal]

I was this in teenage..but now by recognising my fault perception pattern, I m totally changed person.
Absolutely true poins . Thanks

[anthonyjones]

I am like that in some areas I need to stop at Apologizing and me more confront people with my beliefs of my values.

[HektorBandimar]

I learnt approval seeking from my Mother, many years on and I still do it!

[CatTigress]

Sometimes I nod along with certain types of people NOT because I am afraid of being different in opinion or to be popular or so....but because some people are so set in their ways or believe in their own crazy ideas that it is pointless to engage in their conversations.

[jamiecee]

Yes, I know I need to stop. It stops today. No one needs approval from others. Specially women who can be vulnerable. We need to stand up for ourselves.

[thesheik]

Saying yes when you really want to say no, and constantly apologizing makes you appear as a pushover to others. It shows that you have low self esteem and no confidence in yourself. The only cure for that people pleasing behavior is assertiveness. That is why I say no and I am unapologetic about it.