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What is approval seeking behavior? Approval seeking behavior is tendency to seek acceptance from outer sources such as other people before making decision. Approval-seeking behavior is something many of us struggle with without even realizing it. It's often deeply ingrained in our subconscious, and it can significantly impact our self-esteem, confidence, and overall well-being. In this article, I want to explore why seeking approval is so harmful, how it affects us, and how you can start to break free from this cycle of constantly looking to others for validation. The Harmful Effects of Approval-Seeking Behavior Approval-seeking can be incredibly detrimental to our mental health and emotional well-being. Here are a few key ways this behavior harms us: Low Self-Esteem When we constantly seek approval from others, we begin to base our sense of worth on their opinions, rather than our own self-perception. This creates a fragile sense of self-esteem that can crumble easily when w...

I am spiritual but NOT religious. My life is going through many changes. I am finding myself. One thing that I have realized is that I believe in God but NOT in being in any religion. By birth I am Sikh. I belong to Sikhism, I belong to community of people who are the bravest. I should feel proud of those people who have sacrificed their lives in the name of protection of religion, yet I don't. Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism are all the religion made by the human. all the religion in the world is different, having different rituals to pray, showing gratitude, paying respect towards deities, yet they all pray to same god. so why religion?  I believe there is an ultimate god provides for all of us. I believe there is karma. I believe there is salvation. I believe there are hell and heaven. I believe there is afterlife. I believe, reincarnation is possible. I believe in the universe. I believe in God.  I am 18-year-old, according to the Indian constitution, I am...