How Approval Addiction Can Sabotage Your Relationships

Jul 18, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Join us for How Approval Addiction Can Sabotage Your Relationships with Sky Streety.

Approval addiction—also called people-pleasing or validation dependency—is a psychological pattern where a person feels a compulsive need to gain the approval, praise, or acceptance of others, often at the expense of their own needs, boundaries, or values.

Key Characteristics:
•  Constantly seeking praise or affirmation from others
•  Fear of rejection, disapproval, or conflict
•  Difficulty saying “no”
•  Overcommitting to please others
•  Basing self-worth on how others perceive you
•  Avoiding authentic self-expression to avoid disapproval


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