Have you ever wondered why you make the decisions that you do? I recently realized that I'm a people pleaser. I didn't really think much about it before... Although, I have been told I am. I make decisions based on what I think other people would like. My parents, my friends, even the occasional stranger... But why? Well, this time I think I may have gone overboard... Well, I guess this has been going on for a year, and the decisions I have made after have been really messed up. Under the pressure of people telling me to be involved in a relationship, I finally decided I would. My problem is, I keep thinking I made the wrong decision. Yes, I like the individual, but I don't know if I could ever see myself with them... Another problem I face is that there is someone else that I think I would rather be with. What do you do in a situation like that? The person that I really want to be with, I have a feeling, doesn't want to be interested in me anymore. I could have gone out with them about a year ago, but... I made a mistake. I told them I couldn't go out with them, but I couldn't really explain why. The truth is, I was scared. Yes, I admit that I had a fear of ruining the relationship, so I told them that it couldn't happen. Do I regret what I said? Yes. Do I regret not going out with them at that point in time? I don't think so. I wasn't ready. I couldn't be. The mind is an unusual thing. I didn't know what to do. I was being a people pleaser. People around me were telling me "no"... But, if I had listened to my heart, it repeatly said "yes." I have only been taken for a few days, but that other individual has been on my mind more than the one I am going out with. It's just so wrong! When I hold their hand, it doesn't always feel right. When I kiss them, I keep wishing it was the person on my mind... What is wrong with me? Why can't I move on? I'm scared to hurt the person I'm with, and I can't understand why I decided on going out with them... Other than the fact that I like them. Was I sick of the pressure of other people? Did I miss being in a relationship? I mean, I had been single for over a year. They keep giving me the look... You know, the "kiss me" one? I keep ignoring it. I don't know if I want to kiss them. I mean, I kissed them a couple times... But, I kept pulling back. I can't help it. I just don't know if I want them like that. I love them, but I know it's platonic. I like them, but I can't decide how much. What's going on with me? Why can't I make the right decisions? I find myself thinking a lot... Sometimes way too much. Truth be told, I just want to be happy. Why do I keep making other people happy and living in this hole? I lie to myself so much that I don't know what to believe anymore. I am living with a lier... All the time. I just want out. I wish I could run away from myself. People say that I can't make up my mind... It's true, but the decisions are between me being happy, and others being happy... Why do I choose all the others over me? What can I do? Do I change from being the person everyone thinks I am? Do I remain unsure of who I really am? Is there something I can do?
 
   

 


 
 
riverlassie on
Re: Do I keep making the wrong choice?
I'm not sure if I too am a people pleaser or someone that tends to care too much about people  or perhaps a little bit of both. I think the best way to decipher the differences depends on whether you find yourself kicking yourself in the butt after offering your assistance to a given situation. Sometimes I think I got this label on my forhead that only others can see because I'm the one that a stranger will walk up too if they are lost, need a ride or just looking for someone to talk to. Is it a label or is there some sort of aura that surrounds me. I tend to be a friendly people person that is misread by guys . I tend to be light hearted and even wacky by some standards but its because I love laughter and to see others smile , to lift their spirits when they are sad or to cry with them when their pain is unbearable. Are these such terrible qualities that engulf my spirt of compassion and mercy that I belive God has given me , or is it all just from my own need to be seen as " Your such a nice person". Well I guess I just have to guage it all by how sore my butt is from me kicking it or not. So let me ask you do you enjoy having a bottom that you can no longer sit on without a soft coushion or do you want to be sincere in your love for others. And you know what I also found out...... when I've had to refuse someone the world did not come to an end, and the friendship actually greww more with respect. but the choice can only be made by you.
mythmonster on
Re: Do I keep making the wrong choice?
Thank you for your reply. It helps. You've probably explained the way I am better than I did...


 
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