People-pleasing and worrying what others think are common bedevilments for many of us suffering from mental Illness, emotional trauma, and/or addiction.
They psychologically enslaved me to the approval or disapproval of others for many years. It was a miserable form of inescapable mental bondage.
Years of work in recovery and the grace of God have granted me the freedom to act and live freely -comfortable in my own skin, authentically, and seeking only to please the Higher Power of my understanding. One day at a time.
INSPIRATION AND EMOTIONAL COURAGE: MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION, AND RECOVERY 