| p>Are you being treated like a doormat? Are you | | | | significant changes in your self confidence. It starts |
| sick and tired of people walking all over you? Are you | | | | with you making a decision to say yes to yourself. It |
| ready to change your situation? If you answered | | | | is important to always remember that any behavior |
| yes, then I want to congratulate you for making | | | | that you do for other people that leaves you feeling |
| such a wise and courageous decision to grow a spine | | | | bad or hurt means that things need to change |
| and stand up for yourself. The most important step | | | | immediately. |
| that you must make to become a recovering | | | | Speaking up for yourself is the best way you can |
| doormat is to just speak up. Speaking up for yourself | | | | fight back. Positive thinking will also help you undo the |
| is an awesome way for you to take your power | | | | negative thoughts that you have from being being |
| back and create boundaries to stop others from | | | | treated like a doormat. |
| taking advantage of you. | | | | Recovering from being someone's doormat, speaking |
| Being a doormat to someone you care about is a | | | | your mind and changing your way of thinking about |
| very hard situation to be in and to get yourself out | | | | yourself, takes time. The most important step is |
| of. You have to realize that you as an individual | | | | making up your mind and then sticking to it. |
| person deserve respect and to not be talked down | | | | All it takes is one time of speaking your mind and |
| to all the time. | | | | feeling empowered that you are finally doing |
| Your opinions, wants and needs matter also because | | | | something good for you, for it to start becoming a |
| you are important. Trying to get yourself away from | | | | habit. No one has the right to walk all over you or |
| being a doormat may not seem easy at first, but | | | | demand that you do things their way. You are an |
| when you can stand up and say, that is enough, I will | | | | important person in your own right and deserve to |
| not be treated this way anymore, you will find that | | | | be treated as such. |
| things will quickly change for the better. | | | | So now that you know how to become a recovering |
| You are the only one that can decide that you have | | | | doormat, you need to get started right away. Don't |
| had enough of being treated as a doormat and that | | | | let it continue any longer because what you want |
| you don't deserve it, no matter what the person | | | | and need is important just like everyone else. Speak |
| doing it to you says to you. We train people how to | | | | up, use positive thinking and gain confidence in |
| treat us. When you decide that you have had | | | | yourself so that others will never be able to use you |
| enough of the abuse, that is when the change starts | | | | as a doormat again. |
| happening. One small tiny step every day will make | | | | |