You Don’t Owe Me: It’s Time to Prioritize Your Own Needs!

It’s time for us to have a heart-to-heart about something we all struggle with at some point in our lives. Put your hand up if you’re guilty of putting others’ needs before your own? Yep, I thought so.

It’s an easy trap to fall into and one that can leave you feeling unfulfilled and burnt out. It’s taken me years to learn this lesson myself; but the truth is, you don’t owe anyone anything! Not even a cute little puppy-eyed guilt trip.

So, let me walk you through why it’s okay – nay – vital, for YOU to prioritize YOUR own needs.

Why Do We Feel Obliged?

The answer is simple- manners! Remember those lessons we were taught as children about being polite and considerate of others? How many times have you been told not to be selfish or put yourself first?

Even more notably than our family pressures are societal expectations placed upon women since the dawn of time. Women are expected to
be nurturing caregivers while men take on positions of power in society.

I’m here to tell ya that these beliefs couldn’t be more outdated if they tried!

Let it sink deep in…

You should never feel obligated

while taking care 2 hours from someone else becomes hard leaving behind their happy life (because no one cares about your feelings) So next time when someone asks cliche ‘Are you okay?’ throwback saying… “What do ya think?”

Here are some valid reasons why:

1 Being Selective: As humans with limited ability and resources pushing ourselves too much affects both mental health and career interference ultimately leading towards unsuccessful outcomes for everyone including us individually

2 Authenticity matters: By prioritizing oneself people give space for real personalities letting them evolve positively without evaluations that affect what’s gonna matter in future

3 Proactively facing adversities: During any hurdle faced proactivity can decrease negative vibes making sure bad days comparatively better than what they were supposed to be from general point of view

Dealing with Guilt Trippers & Energy Drainers

Guilt trips! Even just reading that phrase probably made you a little uncomfortable. It’s genuinely one of the worst feelings—being made to feel guilty for doing something you wanted, needed or even just liked is not pleasant.

Let me let you in on a secret. People who use guilt as a form of manipulation are often very unhappy individuals themselves and they believe their happiness comes at your expense i.e by making everyone else as miserable as them.

According to studies:

65% have had anyone taking contributions as face value \

20% feel such people take advantage without care |

15% ‘STOP TRYING’ |–> Who needs it?

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Instead…recognize these relationships/people zapping energy away from everyday life reminding yourself constantly:

1 You don’t need validation (from an individual like this)

2 Remember your emotions matter too

3 It’s okay to say “NO”

Trust Your Gut!

Signs rising again?

Don’t ignore them! Sometimes when we put other people’s desires ahead of our own, it becomes challenging traveling back towards oneself leaving vague signals behind while choosing experiences involving suspicious activities, places or memories creating unwanted situations letting us question ourselves repeatedly risking peace and sanity levels leading towards depressive cycles ultimately affecting daily productivity.

So next time if intuition says otherwise remember YOU know best!

It’s important prioritize physical health, which contributes significantly across all areas- exercising regularly eating healthy food ad getting enough sleep should be followed religiously keeping some time free-to-do goal-oriented things like indulging in fun hobbies etc.. /
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Or putting out more than we can handle consistently makes it harder for individuals to maintain proper well being leading towards burnout and disappointment. You know what comes next, make sure you get enough rest!

DO NOT forget individuality in order to conform to someone else’s habits.

Celebrate Yourself

We are often focused on “doing” rather than “being.” It’s time for a shift! Instead of focusing so much on your accomplishments, take the time to celebrate yourself.

Don’t wait for others’ opinions or recognition as validation; throughout life small milestones matter too like getting into work regularly or maintaining hobbies even if they don’t affect values generally as those actions add towards positive growth- recognising effort does count!

Do something that makes you feel proud:

1 Book a spa day

2.Reward yourselves after accomplishing goals

3.Take care of inner self keeping physical health intact

Maximizing strength-based thoughts enhance mental fortitude leading towards healthy relationships with respect centralised \
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Ones happiness needs thrive They’re often suppressed making everything about nurturing society instead hint nudge focus should be PEOPLE around US not them When was the last time YOU bought YOURSELF flowers? /

That sandwich that just came from one-year budget forecast deserves some love too!

Listen up everyone prioritizing oneself not only includes giving permission but also requires elbo grease…worth it right?

Tough-love alert: No excuses anymore breathe fun back in by taking control THAT means now is the perfect opportunity – whether single, married children whatever category never set aside desires for anyone.. Make family friends coworkers consider themselves first leaving very little space reserved/available.

So start today folks prioritize Y-O-U-R-S-E-L-F because it’s perfectly fine…infact ideal!
Happy days ahead~

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