Do you seek the approval of yourself more or the approval of other people? ?

Question

Essentially, do you care about what other people think of you?

Answer 1

I do care what others think of me- friends and family, I don't care about people accepting me if they're merely acquaintances, or people I'll never see again. I want to be happy with myself, but I feel like I wouldn't be if my family wasn't supportive and proud of me. So yes, I definitely need the approval of my family, though I would like to say I don't.

Answer 2

well we shouldn't care too much, but we should take it into consideration.e.g, if a person tells you you are arrogant you'd better listen up and try to change. not just for his/her sake but yours.

i the bible-proverbs it says 'a foolish man is quick to show his annoyance, but a wise man over looks an insult'. you see....

so we may need to accept some things about us that can't change but try to change things we can-well not by starving yourself. but otherwise so..

yes i do take everything into consideration. but i don't get fussy about insults or remarks. we all shouldn't.

Answer 3

Normally I don't care what people think, but there are times when I get paranoid and think people are talking/laughing about me than I kind of start caring about what others think.

Answer 4

Approval is what each person looks for mostly in childhood from adults, a child that recieves hardly any or no approval will tend to have approval within themselves when they are an adult, those that do recieve approval will find that as they grow up they will require approval from others part from themselves, its all to do with our childhood by what we do in later life that reflects on how an individual will either seek approval or be as strong to approve of things based on their own thoughts.

Answer 5

Well I believe that one depends on the other in anyway. If you approve yourself, you'll appear more confident to the other people therefore they will approve you

If people approve you you'll feel better about yourself...

So yeah, I do care what people think of me.

I heard or read somewhere that if you act like something eventually you'll be it.