Approval addiction : overcoming the need to please everyone

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'Author tackles a lack of self-esteem and the need to please others as a major problem in relationships and offers guidance via Christian belief and values'--Provided by the publisher. Facing fear and finding freedom -- Knowing who you are -- Conforming to righteousness -- Changing your self-image -- Loving yourself -- Overcoming approval addiction -- Pressing past pain -- Pressing past guilt and shame -- Pressing past anger and unforgiveness -- Pressing past a 'people-pleaser' attitude -- Pressing past rejection -- Breaking controlling powers -- Using your pain -- Conclusion: Living complete in Christ Bestselling author Joyce Meyer confronts the need for approval that is so evident in today’s world. So many people these days have an unhealthy need for constant affirmation and are unable to feel good about themselves without it. This can lead to major problems in relationships and may even turn into an addiction. In her latest book, Joyce Meyer provides a release from the need for acceptance from the outside world--an acceptance that is unfulfilling and leads only to disappointment. She provides a supportive voice that understands the effect of insecurity in one’s life. Her abiding message is that God provides all the security one needs, and through Him one can attain freedom from the approval addiction