{"product_id":"are-you-mad-at-me-how-to-stop-focusing-on-what-others-think-and-start-living-for-you","title":"Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"If you struggle with that screensaver type of anxiety that's always on...this book will feel like coming up for air. Read it and get free.\" --Katherine Morgan Schafler, psychotherapist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From psychotherapist and social media star Meg Josephson, a groundbreaking exploration of people-pleasing as an under-recognized but common trauma response, that also offers a compassionate and actionable path for healing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre you... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Constantly worried about what people think of you, if they like you, if they're mad at you?\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's time to stop surviving and start thriving. Meg Josephson, MSW, will tell you how. In \u003ci\u003eAre You Mad at\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMe?\u003c\/i\u003e, Josephson explodes the idea that people-pleasing is a personality trait. Instead, she illuminates how it's actually a common trauma response (also 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meg weaves her own moving story, fascinating patient case studies, and thought-provoking exercises to show readers how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Identify all the roles you might play--from peacekeeper to performer to caretaker to perfectionist to lone wolf 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.","brand":"Meg Josephson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46387050578156,"sku":"9781668082461","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781668082461.jpg?v=1745129224","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/are-you-mad-at-me-how-to-stop-focusing-on-what-others-think-and-start-living-for-you","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}