When do i get to stop making everyone else happy?
Anonymous
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Mar 7, 2018
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Now. You will get exhausted and drained at some point. And the truth is, we try so hard to please them but one mistake and they’ll never remember what you’ve done for them. Besides, everyone has his own business, own concerns. Try to give happiness to yourself first..
Anonymous
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Mar 24, 2018
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You never have to make everyone else happy. As long as you're happy, that's good enough. You can't make others happy until you're happy.
greatfulCupcake53
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Mar 31, 2018
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When you realise that making others happy isn't your first priority. It's in your hands to end it. The day is what you need to choose. It might be now, today, tomorrow or years later.
RebelArtSoul
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Apr 4, 2018
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If doing so is compromising your own happiness, i would say that right this moment is when you get to stop. Your first obligation in this life is to know you and to take care of yourself. When i take care of others without tending to myself, i find I’m not really helping anyone, at all. When my needs are addressed, I’m much better able to care for others.
I have created relationship dynamics in the past, which focus my attention off of myself and onto the other person. I’ve found that, in the end, taking care of them was actually preventing them from learning or taking care of their own needs. This has, at times, stunted their personal growth. Instead of helping—which i *thought* i was doing— i was actually hurting them, on some level.
It’s hard to disentangle, but it is such a brave and healthy step to take. I hope you find your own way of leaning more into you. You are 1000% worth it!
Peopleoftheworld
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Apr 6, 2018
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Take some time out for yourself. It's an amazing quality to be able to help other people, but it definitely can become tiring. Take a day to do something for yourself to revitalise and refresh your mind.
QueerChristianTeen2004
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Apr 7, 2018
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As soon as you decide to. You should be working on yourself. You are important. Even if others say you're not.
Thekoalagod
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Apr 14, 2018
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Some people say the greatest key to happiness is in being compassionate. It may not be entirely true. Being compassionate exhausts people. Making everyone happy would require being ignorant and careless about your own happiness. Of course, my answer only applies to specific situations. But generally, people should make each other as much as they can.
Anonymous
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Apr 29, 2018
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As soon as you try to make yourself happy. Making others happy is not a bad thing. It only becomes a bad thing when you start to put their happiness before yours.
EspritDuKaren68
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May 2, 2018
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Now. Just do it NOW. The more you prolong this, the more your spirit dies everyday. Please for your own health consider taking care of YOU first. Also, you can't make everyone happy. And finally, you may grow to resent them later. Just be YOU. And realize happiness is an inside job. We all are responsible for making ourselves happy. That is not your job.
Anonymous
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May 9, 2018
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Happiness is something only that person can control. Like you can only control how you feel, what you do and think - same goes for everyone else. Happiness is something that we have to find inside ourselves, not the other way around.
People put limits on happiness. I will be happy... - IF i get this job. IF this person goes out with me. IF.... etc.
Doing things for others is a wonderful thing, but wearing yourself out trying to always please others can create so much sadness in you. You work so hard to make everyone happy but don't get around to tending to your own self (self care).
Be greedy. Put yourself first. Your happiness counts more than anyone else. You are in control over your own self, not anyone else (same applies to others).
Don't worry what everyone else thinks, wants, says or does. At the end of the day, the only thing that matter is YOU.
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