Words For Your Soul by Sylvester McNutt III

People-pleasing is a severe problem. People-pleasing (which is a boundary violation of the self) is a direct consequence of dismissing your voice. It results in us entering situations on eggshells; it creates stress and anxiety. It makes worry and conflict. Nothing good comes from people-pleasing, and to be clear, it is not the same as serving and giving. The most significant difference is that people-pleasing comes with extreme inner-conflict, whereas serving and helping another doesn't exist with that inner resistance.