taking things personally

What Is It, and How Do We Stop?

Advice, Anger, Dating & Relationships, disappointment, Happiness & Self-Esteem, honesty, inverted narcissism, Love, Over-Givers, over-responsible, overthinking, people pleasing, perfectionism, recognising your feelings, rejection, Relationships, self-blame, shame, taking things personally / By

Tags: Anger, disappointment, honesty, inverted narcissism, Over-Givers, over-responsible, overthinking, people pleasing, perfectionism, recognising your feelings, rejection, self-blame, shame, taking things personally Since I started writing Baggage Reclaim, I’ve become increasingly mindful of where I tend to take things personally. These …

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People saying “no” to you doesn’t mean something bad about you

Advice, boundaries, boundaries for nice and well-meaning people, boundaries in dating, Happiness & Self-Esteem, Love, rejection, Rejection sensitivity, Relationships, taking things personally / By

Here’s an all too common scenario: Person A goes on a date with Person B. Person A thinks they came across well and that they both had a good time. Despite seemingly positive signals on the date(s), Person B says …

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