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143. Why People Pleasing is a Trap

The OptimalWork Podcast

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How to Accept Negative Emotions

The purpose of exposure exercises is not to make you immune to the emotion that you're avoiding. The essence of welcoming a negative emotion is simply feeling it physically. You don't have to go total disagreeable so that you actually make the person dislike you. But just be a little bit disagreeable, not to give in right away. Sometimes people are pleasers of others have a habit of over apologizing for things.

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