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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

The Cost of Being the "Easy" Partner

People-pleasers who avoid conflict through constant agreement often harbor rejection sensitivity and self-silencing patterns that ultimately undermine relationship authenticity and satisfaction.
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes from being surrounded by people who only know the version of you that makes their life easier - Silicon Canals

There's a concept in relational psychology called the "false self," originally described by Donald Winnicott in the 1960s. He argued that children who learn early on that their authentic emotions are unwelcome develop a compliant, socially palatable exterior - a self designed not for expression, but for survival. The false self smiles when it doesn't want to. It says yes when it means no.
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