'It's so rare to be able to say: I needed this book me too thank you' Holly Whitaker 'This
book will feel like coming up for air. Read it and get free' Katherine Morgan Schafler 'A cure
for chronic people pleasing' Adam Grant Are you constantly worried about what people think
of you if they like you if they're mad at you? This book will help you understand why.
We've all heard of fight flight or freeze. Psychotherapist Meg Josephson reveals a fourth
common yet overlooked trauma response: 'fawning' or people-pleasing. If you ever: ¿ Leave
social situations overthinking something you've said ¿ Overlook your own boundaries to make
other people happy ¿ Struggle to say what you really want - even to yourself . . . you
might be fawning. In Are You Mad at Me? Meg explodes the idea that people-pleasing is a
personality trait exposing it to be an instinct 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. Weaving her own moving story with case studies and thought-provoking
exercises Meg will show you how to identify your needs rethink conflict and build stronger
connections: empowering you to stop focusing on what others think and start living for you.
