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When do i get to stop making everyone else happy?

Profile: Cutetortoise02
Cutetortoise02 on Apr 28, 2017
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You are under no obligation to make anyone happy. You don't need to continue doing this especially if it is affecting you negatively. You can just focus on yourself, especially if that's what you need. But know this, you are under no I repeat no obligation to make anyone happy.
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Profile: TheLoreWriter
TheLoreWriter on May 31, 2017
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It may not seem like it, but you can decide that whenever you want. You have to make an active choice to do so, and make yourself your priority, but that's up to you. You don't have to care about anyone any less, but it will mean you need to give them less focus, and less of your thoughts. It takes work and it takes time, but once you give yourself permission to focus on you, you can start to take better care of your health, needs, and aspirations.
Profile: NourrirVotreAme
NourrirVotreAme on Jun 8, 2017
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It will happen when you stop being a people pleaser and when you realize it's you putting that pressure on yourself. One can't go through life living to please others. One has think and care about oneself first. Reflect back to what you are doing to yourself, and acknowledge the idea that if you don’t respect yourself first, then people will treat you in the same way. You have to be assertive and say “no” when you know it hurts you.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 9, 2017
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When you put effort into making yourself happy! You are the top priority and should come before anyone else (family or otherwise).
Profile: calmParadise87
calmParadise87 on Jun 22, 2017
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You cannot make anyone happy! Stop trying! People have to be happy with themselves. No one can change another person....people don't change people, that never happens!
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Anonymous on Jul 3, 2017
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Well that is up to you. Although helping other people is good. Helping yourself is just as important.
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Anonymous on Jul 14, 2017
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You get to stop whenever you yourself choose to! You need to put your own happiness before anyone else's, that's the only thing that really matters. As soon as you see your own happiness as the priority and you understand that you can't make others happy unless you make yourself happy first. Make sure that not only you know this, but the people around you too. Kindly tell them that, while you still value them, you need to focus on yourself too and they should respect that if they really deserve kindness from you.
Profile: caringmelon
caringmelon on Jul 15, 2017
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There's not 'when' in stopping to make everyone else happy. Put yourself over the others first. Make yourself happy first and only then, you will realise how it is pointless to keep track.
Profile: jerzee224
jerzee224 on Jul 16, 2017
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When you finally start saying no! It's ok to say no! Self care is important and you can't help anyone of your not taking care of yourself! Do what makes you happy!
Profile: KeltySturluson
KeltySturluson on Jul 27, 2017
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When? This very moment. It's not that you shouldn't strive to share kindness to others, but when you feel like you are sacrificing your own needs to satisfy what you believe will make others happy, you only bring down yourself. You can't "make" others happy. You can only love yourself and hope that your positivity reaches others.
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