How to Stop Seeking Validation and Start Living for Yourself
Do you ever catch yourself refreshing social media, waiting for likes or comments to feel good about what you posted? Or do you find your mood changing based on what others think of you? If so, you’re not alone and it’s time to break free. Seeking validation is a quiet trap that many fall into. We crave approval because it gives us a temporary sense of worth, but that worth fades as soon as someone’s opinion changes. Living this way keeps us chained to others’ expectations and away from our true selves. This post will show you how to stop depending on others’ approval, rebuild your confidence, and start living life on your own terms. 1. Understand Where Your Need for Validation Comes From Before you can break free, you need to know why you crave validation. For many people, this habit begins early in life. Maybe you were praised only when you did something “right.” Maybe love or acceptance came with conditions be good, achieve more, make others proud. Over time, you learned that y...