Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You by Meg Josephson

Are you...- Constantly worried about what people think of you, if they like you, if they’re mad at you?- The eldest daughter and/or the angry daughter?- Anxious, a perfectionist, or an overachiever?- Always overextending yourself (and then resentful)?- Someone who avoids conflict at all costs?- Fearful of getting into trouble or being seen as “bad”?- Silencing your needs for the comfort and happiness of everyone else?- Prone to overexplain or over apologize?- Eternally obsessing over why someone texted with a period instead of an exclamation point?Psychotherapist Meg Josephson is here to show you that people-pleasing is not a personality trait. It’s a common survival mechanism known as “fawning”: an instinct often learned in childhood to become more appealing to a perceived threat in order to feel safe. Yet many people are stuck in this way of being for their whole lives. Are You Mad at Me? weaves Josephson’s own moving story with that of fascinating client stories and thought-provokin