What Is Elizabeth George's Issue

One thing that haunts every human is the overwhelming desire for approval. ‘compared to the considerable theoretical emphasis placed on self and identity factors by psychiatrists and clinical and social psychologists, sociology’s dominant etiological approach to mental disorder, stress theory, has given far less theoretical and research attention to self and identity con- structs and processes.’’( Rebecca A. Redmond and Anne E. Barret). Whether it be from a boss, a parent, a friend, or even a lover everyone seeks for the sweet satisfaction of feeling as if they did the correct thing. This was Elizabeth George’s problem, she sought approval from her family, it was a huge fear of hers that her father would look at her and say the dreaded
words “I’m disappointed in you”. These black words kept her awake at night, these sinful words made her jump every time her phone rang and it was her father calling. She was the first one out of her fathers children to go to college, the first one not to get addicted to drugs, the first one not to get kicked out of the house, and the first one to have all of the pressure of doing well among her other siblings. Soon she had an epiphany, Elizabeth had a very bad self image for herself. With a goal of better self image and a better life she developed a plan. In order for one to improve their self image they must halt self sabotage, find patterns to start and stop.