Most of my clients who access therapy for people pleasing don’t seek me out for that reason. They usually reach out due to work stress, anxiety or problems in their relationships. When we delve deeper, we often identify that a fear of letting others down and a lack of boundaries is the cause. They have […]
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A long term friend has stopped returning your calls and you’re deeply upset and confused. Or someone you wanted to become friends with, doesn’t seem interested, you feel embarrassed and self-critical. Or a friend cancels last minute and you feel crushed. Friendship rejection comes in many forms and in my personal and professional experience, it’s
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Do you find friendships a source of anxiety? Perhaps you worry if they are mad at you or going to leave you for another friend? Do you feel insecure with friends, even if you have known them a long time? If so, it could be that you have anxious attachment in friendships which is causing
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Do you have a close friend who seems popular with everyone but you feel jealous of her other friendships? Or maybe you’ve been friends with someone for a long time, but feel rejected because there’s someone new in the picture? Perhaps you’re part of a group but often feel left out when others seem closer
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If you worry excessively about your platonic relationships it could be a sign of “Friendship Anxiety”. Friendship Anxiety is not a medical term but its a phrase that describes feeling insecure and anxious about your friends. This is not usually because of what your friends are doing, but because anxiety is making you think and act in
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,As we get older, life has a habit of getting in the way of friendships. We may move to a new town, start a family or simply drift from childhood school friends. But, unlike childhood, we don’t have a classroom full of potential “new best friends” to replace them, so getting to know new friends
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Relationships are not always easy and can take hard work but if you have low self worth they can be even harder. For example, do you find it hard to trust people which causes arguments or you struggle to don’t feel confident enough to start relationships in the first place? Maybe you find yourself regularly
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Low self worth is a very common problem and its not always obvious that we are affected by it. We might be stressed at work because we don’t like making mistakes or perhaps beat ourselves up when comparing ourselves to others. We might find relationships stressful because we feel insecure or constantly think we have
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You get a text from your friend asking you to go and see her favourite band with her. Without thinking you automatically reply “yeah sure” but inside you groan. You can think of a million reasons why not: You can’t really afford it, you’ve got alot on and you do’t even like the music. But
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Do you often worry whether your friends are mad at you if they don’t reply to a message or you haven’t seen them in a while? Perhaps worrying that they seem “off” and that’s it’s something you’ve done? Does the idea fill you with dread and cause you to spiral into anxious overthinking? Worrying
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