Approval Addiction

Approval addiction is the extreme need to have everyone approve of what you say, think, or do. It can color every area of your life to such an extent that you live in great fear of disapproval from people, and you are willing to do just about anything to avoid it. You may codependently over-serve others, or be over-responsible for things that are really other peoples rightful responsibility, just to avoid their rejection or disapproval no matter what.

Approval addicts live in a prison of constant effort and striving to be liked and approved of by everyone, and they will go to any length to avoid rejection or disapproval because of their deep fear and insecurity problem. An approval addict is never happy because they are not free to be themselves, they are trapped inside a mold of having to be a chameleon to be what they think everyone else around them wants them to be. This is not how God created us to be, nor to live, we are all individuals that have the right to our own opinions and personal preferences that can be completely independent of what someone else's are.
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