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People-pleasing In Relationships & What To Do About It

What Healthy Couples Know That You Don't

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The Relationship Between Perfectionism and People Pleasing

I believe people pleasing is a defense system to reduce anxiety and anxiety is such a powerful problem in our culture. Perfectionism and people pleasing are certainly linked as problems that intertwine. I think that the same thing would be true with perfectionism. So it's not a fully functioning adult.

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