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Daily Shift 176: How to sit with the discomfort of disappointing someone

Celeste The Therapist

Published
June 11, 2026
Duration
3:59
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Last updated
Jun 24, 2026

Discusses self improvement, health, mental.

Summary

Knowing you should say no is one thing. Actually sitting with the discomfort of someone being disappointed in you is another. For people pleasers that discomfort doesn't just feel bad — it feels unbearable. Like something is wrong. Like you've done something terrible. In today's episode, Celeste talks about why disappointing people feels so physically and…

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Knowing you should say no is one thing. Actually sitting with the discomfort of someone being disappointed in you is another. For people pleasers that discomfort doesn't just feel bad — it feels unbearable. Like something is wrong. Like you've done something terrible. In today's episode, Celeste talks about why disappointing people feels so physically and emotionally overwhelming — and how to stay in your decision without caving just to make the feeling stop. Today's shift: Let someone be disapp

Themes

  • self improvement
  • health
  • mental