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how to stop caring about what others think

Sorry to break the news to you, but it’s impossible to be liked by everyone. Growing up, I would do everything I could to “fit in” just to be like everybody else. But overtime, I have learned that the only thing that trying to "fit in" was doing was draining the person I truly was inside.  If you are somebody who cares too much about other people’s opinions then this might be a good read for you. People pleasing is something that I’m sure plenty of you find yourselves doing. I’ve always been a people-pleaser, and I'm still working on my needs to be liked by  everyone . It used to be so hard for me to say “no” to people because I was afraid of letting others down or being disliked.  But let me tell you: it gets old quick. It's normal to want to feel liked and wanted. It's a natural human feeling.  But the line is crossed when you go from  wanting  to be liked, to  needing  to be liked.  When I was younger I used to feel like in order to be content wi