DiscoverThe Psychology of Depression and Anxiety - Dr. Scott EilersWhy you constantly need approval from other people (and how to stop)
Why you constantly need approval from other people (and how to stop)

Why you constantly need approval from other people (and how to stop)

Update: 2026-02-09
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Most people think the goal is to stop caring what people think.

It isn’t.

Some need for approval is normal—and even healthy. The problem is when approval becomes the fuel that keeps you functioning… and the moment it’s missing, you crash.

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About me:

I know what it is to feel hopelessly stuck and worthless to the world in general. I also know what it is to live without those feelings. I’m both a Clinical Psychology specializing in treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, and a human who has spent more than a decade managing sever depression and anxiety.

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Why you constantly need approval from other people (and how to stop)

Why you constantly need approval from other people (and how to stop)

Scott Eilers