Approval Addict: Basing Self Worth on What Others Think

Our self concept is determined not only by how we view ourselves, but by how we think others perceive us. Fear or rejection and loneliness is one of the most dangerous and widespread problems in America today. Eric Fromm stated "the deep need of man is the need to overcome separateness, to leave the prison of his aloneness." The approval addict self worth is based on performance and the opinions of others. Are you trapped in the "Expectation Trap and Performance Trap." Core belief of the Approval Addict is "I must be approved by certain others to feel good about myself.