{"product_id":"are-you-mad-at-me-how-to-stop-focusing-on-what-others-think-and-start-living-for-yo","title":"Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for Yo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAre you...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Constantly worried about what people think of you, if they like you, if they’re mad at you?\u003cbr\u003e- The eldest daughter and\/or the angry daughter?\u003cbr\u003e- Anxious, a perfectionist, or an overachiever?\u003cbr\u003e- Always overextending yourself (and then resentful)?\u003cbr\u003e- Someone who avoids conflict at all costs?\u003cbr\u003e- Fearful of getting into trouble or being seen as “bad”?\u003cbr\u003e- Silencing your needs for the comfort and happiness of everyone else?\u003cbr\u003e- Prone to overexplain or over apologize?\u003cbr\u003e- Eternally obsessing over why someone texted with a period instead of an exclamation point?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePsychotherapist Meg Josephson is here to show you that people-pleasing is not a personality trait. It’s a common survival mechanism known as “fawning”: an instinct often learned in childhood to become more appealing to a perceived threat in order to feel safe. Yet many people are stuck in this way of being for their whole lives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAre You Mad at Me?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e weaves Josephson’s own moving story with that of fascinating client stories and thought-provoking exercises to show you how to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Identify all the roles you might play—from peacekeeper to performer to caretaker to lone wolf to perfectionist to chameleon—that keep you far from yourself.\u003cbr\u003e- Stop fearing your thoughts and emotions, even if they’re unpleasant.\u003cbr\u003e- Rethink conflict and boundaries as an opening for deeper connection.\u003cbr\u003e- Practice “leaning back” in relationships.\u003cbr\u003e- Recognize when people-pleasing is actually necessary (with your chaotic boss) and when it’s not (with your close friends) and stop self-loathing when you slip into old patterns.\u003cbr\u003e- Shift away from the familiar chaos, anxiety, and resentment you’re used to as you move closer to yourself and a life that no longer depletes you—but brings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eyou \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejoy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Josephson’s “lucid prose and smart mix of clinical expertise, personal disclosure, and pertinent case studies” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAre You Mad at Me? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill help you shed the behaviors that are keeping you stuck in the past so that you can live in your most authentic present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52139462590782,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/3364\/4094\/files\/71VNkTS_SFL._SL1500.jpg?v=1756206179","url":"https:\/\/100tsabshop.com\/products\/are-you-mad-at-me-how-to-stop-focusing-on-what-others-think-and-start-living-for-yo","provider":"Taylor Street Art and Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}