I wish I could help with that. I’m a longtime people pleaser because it’s how I learned to avoid conflict growing up with emotional abuse. It really sucks. I feel like I need to censor myself, but I also overshare about certain things, too. I’ve found people often take advantage of these qualities. While I used to feel free to share some things I’m interested in or excited about, now I’m afraid to talk to anyone at all. I’m worried that I’ll let people into my life who just want to use me or hurt me in some way. When I was younger and naive to this possibility, I was much more trustful of most people. I think the key to opening up and just being yourself is to truly value who you are and stop worrying what others think. I wish that were as easy as it sounds. Not really sure how to get there at this point. I know it helps to have healthy boundaries that are neither too weak or too strong.