“The Hidden Cost of Agreeability: How My Quest to Please Others Nearly Destroyed Me”
This is how I learned that saying no isn’t selfish, that disagreement doesn’t mean disconnection, and that real growth comes from showing up as who you actually are—not who you think people want you to be.
1) The constant yes-person
Agreeability is an easy trap to fall into.
It’s the path of least resistance. The idea of always saying ‘yes’, avoiding conflict, and being the person everyone can rely on to agree seems ideal.
But in my case, this agreeability was turning me into a constant yes-person. I found myself agreeing to everything, often at the expense of my own needs and desires.
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