Lilly Bell - People Pleaser High: Quality

They didn’t know that her spine was slowly curving from the weight of all the "yeses." Every smile she lent out was a piece of her own jaw she’d never get back. Every time she muted her own hurt to keep the room peaceful, she buried a little more of her voice in the backyard of her chest.

Lilly Bell learned to fold herself into origami shapes before she learned her own name. lilly bell - people pleaser

Lilly Bell is learning to unclench her heart. They didn’t know that her spine was slowly

You are not responsible for the emotional comfort of every person in the room. Lilly Bell is learning to unclench her heart

Because a people pleaser doesn’t break with a bang. They dissolve. Slowly. Quietly. They wake up one day at 30 and realize they’ve built an entire life around the preferences of people who wouldn’t even notice if they changed their favorite color.

It starts with one small, terrifying word:

You are allowed to be inconvenient. You are allowed to be too much. You are allowed to put down the heavy mask and let someone else carry the silence for once.