YOU accept an invitation to a get-together even though you’re exhausted and would rather stay on the couch with the remote.
You agree to go to a school reunion despite the fact you’d rather push sharp sticks into your eyes. You say yes when a friend asks you to do something even though you’re snowed under with work.
Sound familiar? If so, you’re probably a people-pleaser – and it could be a problem.
Just ask Natalie Lue, a British writer, podcaster and self-help blogger who used to be almost crippled by her inability to turn things down. Now she’s written a book, The Joy of Saying No, in which she talks about how damaging being a people-pleaser can be – and how liberating it can be to put yourself first.
In this extract she delves into her issues and
