Nice Guy Syndrome (sometimes referred to as people pleasing syndrome) is a well-documented but unofficial psychological disorder that is highly prevalent among men. It describes a series of beliefs, traits and behaviors whereby the sufferer feels compelled to make other people feel happy, approve of him, validate him, like him, and consider him to be "nice".
It is essentially a long-term social manipulation strategy formed by childhood trauma, where "niceness" - in many forms such as being funny, helpful, caring, interesting, generous etc. - is used to manage how people feel and thereby control their impression of the man. Often last many decades, the classic Nice Guy eventually becomes so consumed by approval-seeking that he loses himself in it, like a method actor, and becomes the role he designed.
In this book, recoverying Nice Guy and Confidence Coach Dan Munro outlines the beliefs and behaviors that form the syndrome, and more importantly, how to escape these to become more genuine, confident, and socially successful.
This book for any people pleaser who's finally realised that being nice all the time only leads to misery - superficial friendships, disastrous relationships, mediocre career, and low self-worth - and is finally ready to try something different, but doesn't want to swing the other way and become a nasty person.
Nice Guy Recovery will take you by the hand and give you solid, tested, practical advice on how to be more authentic and confident by learning to live with integrity and improve your social skills, for better relationships, more satisfying vocations, unbreakable self-confidence, and long-term quality of life.