5 Warning Signs You Care Too Much About What Other People Think

Whose life are you living? Yours, or theirs?

It’s human nature to seek connection, community, friendship, and love. It’s quite literally how the human race has survived for so long and dominated the planet. It’s not because we’re the biggest, strongest, fastest, or maybe even smartest — it’s because we stick together, and we work together.

En masse, this is a good thing. It keeps us alive, after all.

However, like anything else in life, intentional moderation is key.

Immersing yourself too deeply in the opinions of other people, or tying your sense of worth to it/them, can have dire consequences.

Let’s discuss a few signs that you just might care a little too much about what other people think, and that you’re being held back in life because of it.

1: You have a hard time making decisions.

We all know that decisions can be challenging, becoming even more so as they slide up the scale of importance.

There’s a difference, though, between carefully weighing out options in order to make the right choice, and never knowing what you really want because, deep down, you’re always considering what other people…