Signs that you’re over-responsible

Jul 05, 2023 at 11:03 PM

Signs that you’re over-responsible

Published on Jul 05, 2023 01:54 PM IST

From having issue in saying no to not prioritising our wants, listed here are a number of indicators of being over-responsible.

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Sometimes being over-responsible and taking it all on us to do the job can be very frustrating. This also sometimes means that we are stretching our limits and not respecting our boundaries while doing the work. Being over-responsible comes with its own set of burnouts for the body and the mind. "Over-responsible people are people-pleasers who suppress and repress themselves to prioritise others and to minimise or eliminate conflict, criticism, rejection, disappointment and loss. They often do good things for the wrong reasons because they don't know another way of coping," wrote Therapist Lalitaa Suglani. Here are a few signs that we are over-responsible.(Unsplash)

Published on Jul 05, 2023 01:54 PM IST

Sometimes being over-responsible and taking all of it on us to do the job could be very irritating. This additionally generally implies that we’re stretching our limits and never respecting our boundaries whereas doing the work. Being over-responsible comes with its personal set of burnouts for the physique and the thoughts. “Over-responsible people are people-pleasers who suppress and repress themselves to prioritise others and to minimise or eliminate conflict, criticism, rejection, disappointment and loss. They often do good things for the wrong reasons because they don’t know another way of coping,” wrote Therapist Lalitaa Suglani. Here are a number of indicators that we’re over-responsible.(Unsplash)

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When we disagree with doing something, we have difficulty in saying no to it. Even when we end up saying no, we feel extreme guilt. (Unsplash)

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When we disagree with doing one thing, we’ve issue in saying no to it. Even once we find yourself saying no, we really feel excessive guilt. (Unsplash)

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We are not able to ask for help. We struggle with our own difficulties and try to find ways to get out of them, all by ourselves. (Unsplash)

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We usually are not capable of ask for assist. We wrestle with our personal difficulties and attempt to discover methods to get out of them, all by ourselves. (Unsplash)

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We worry about outshining others, so we try to suppress our own abilities. (Unsplash)

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We fear about outshining others, so we attempt to suppress our personal skills. (Unsplash)

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Our own needs, wants and expectations are deprioritised by us, and we do not think that they are important enough to be shared with others. (Unsplash)

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Our personal wants, needs and expectations are deprioritised by us, and we don’t suppose that they’re vital sufficient to be shared with others. (Unsplash)

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By being over-responsible, we aim for having the ultimate independence, even at the cost of burnout. (Unsplash)

Published on Jul 05, 2023 01:54 PM IST

By being over-responsible, we purpose for having the final word independence, even at the price of burnout. (Unsplash)

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