My teenage years were controlled by the opinions of others. Trying to fit in so much made me make bad choices that i really wouldn’t have made otherwise. To say i lost myself in the process of being a people pleaser is such an understatement. Being in people bondage is one of the worst things that can happen to anyone because it strips the individual of his/her ability to think for his/herself. It takes away identity.

There are many reasons why we find ourselves in people bondage and one of them is the desire to be accepted. We were created to thrive in community. This desire makes us long for acceptance within our community. Probably you can relate with being in situations where you found yourself living a different life not necessarily because you didn’t know any better, but because you didn’t want to lose your friends or be tagged…