The Disease to Please by Harriet Braiker

The Disease to Please Harriet Braiker ebook
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780071385640
Page: 288

The disease to please is very common, especially among women and even more so among those who suffer from low self-esteem. When I first started my business, I wanted every client and I would bend over backwards to accommodate them, even if it meant putting my own needs aside. I suffered from the disease to please! The stress of the Holidays can be challenging for a healthy person but for someone with a chronic illness it can be devastating if we do not manage our stress. Do you have a hard time saying no? In a desire to be likeable and friendly, we can become overly concerned with the need to please others. For every disease there is its evil twin. The twin of “the disease to please” is named Barack Obama. In her best-selling book, psychologist-author Harriet Braiker called it, The Disease to Please.[1] This disease can plague those in Christian ministry. I completely identify with your knack for starting things, but just not quite crossing the finish line AND especially for people pleasing tendencies. The Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome by Harriet B. Many of us (especially women) suffer from the DISEASE TO PLEASE. Having just finished watching The Bodyguard, I'm not sure where it's comi. Do you over-commit and then run around like a chicken with your head cut-off? This must be a book that is made for me and for others who has this what they call the “disease to please”. Do you believe that you won't be a good mom, coach, artist, web-designer, accountant, lawyer, if you don't. This condition is more popularly referred to as the “disease to please.” When Friendship Goes Awry. What are you doing back so soon? A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to listen to Craig Groeschel speak at the C3 Conference in Dallas, about the Disease to Please. I feel a familiar knot in my stomach—uh oh, that's anxiety.