approval

Seeking approval from others is different from seeking validity for existence. According to psychologists the latter is the one which gets you into trouble. The question remains, how did you get there in the first place? When did you cross the line? How do you step back?
I guess there have been times in everyone's life that they have had to redefine the line ...

From his dad Dr Phil quoted: "You wouldn't worry so much about what people think about you if you knew how seldom they did." Interesting thing to keep in mind!