Relationship Brain Chemistry - The Good Guy Syndrome
Have you ever heard the saying that the good guy always seems to finish last? The good guy does usually finish last because he is often consumed with pleasing others to the point that he neglects his own needs.
I am going to show you some techniques to increase that nice guy's testosterone.
These techniques will build his confidence while allowing him to remain the tender, compassionate, and thoughtful man that attracted you to him in the first place.
Increasing Testosterone: Raising his testosterone will build his confidence.
He generally wants to be liked by everyone.
He usually wants to please everyone.
He sometimes feels like the only way he can maintain relationships with people is to be the best people pleaser that he knows how to be.
This is usually due to his low self esteem.
Low self esteem is affected by not having enough testosterone.
He gets his testosterone and confidence from making others happy thus making him "the good guy.
" How You Can Help Him Appreciating: Let him know how much you appreciate each specific thing that he does.
Even if it seems unimportant to you it is good to say you appreciate what he has done.
This will raise his testosterone as he will know he has pleased you.
It is a simple yet effective way to build testosterone by simply saying, for example "I appreciate that you opened the door for me.
" Thanking: Always making sure that you thank him for everything he does is another way of reinforcing how much he is appreciated for specific things he does.
A simple thank you to the good guy helps him feel that acceptance that he longs for.
Feeling he has pleased someone, raises his testosterone and gives him confidence.
Note His Talents: Take note of what he is good at and point them out to him often.
Reassure him he is talented.
That he does a good job.
That it makes you happy and pleases you.
Even if you think you have already told him he is good at something, a constant reminder is great reassurance and can help keep that testosterone level up.
Never Criticize: A critical comment will immediately lower testosterone in a man and especially so in a "good guy.
" Try to find what it is that you do like and comment about that.
Don't be critical about a job he has done.
It may not be done exactly the way you would have done it, but it was his best effort.
Let him know how much you appreciate his effort.
I am going to show you some techniques to increase that nice guy's testosterone.
These techniques will build his confidence while allowing him to remain the tender, compassionate, and thoughtful man that attracted you to him in the first place.
Increasing Testosterone: Raising his testosterone will build his confidence.
He generally wants to be liked by everyone.
He usually wants to please everyone.
He sometimes feels like the only way he can maintain relationships with people is to be the best people pleaser that he knows how to be.
This is usually due to his low self esteem.
Low self esteem is affected by not having enough testosterone.
He gets his testosterone and confidence from making others happy thus making him "the good guy.
" How You Can Help Him Appreciating: Let him know how much you appreciate each specific thing that he does.
Even if it seems unimportant to you it is good to say you appreciate what he has done.
This will raise his testosterone as he will know he has pleased you.
It is a simple yet effective way to build testosterone by simply saying, for example "I appreciate that you opened the door for me.
" Thanking: Always making sure that you thank him for everything he does is another way of reinforcing how much he is appreciated for specific things he does.
A simple thank you to the good guy helps him feel that acceptance that he longs for.
Feeling he has pleased someone, raises his testosterone and gives him confidence.
Note His Talents: Take note of what he is good at and point them out to him often.
Reassure him he is talented.
That he does a good job.
That it makes you happy and pleases you.
Even if you think you have already told him he is good at something, a constant reminder is great reassurance and can help keep that testosterone level up.
Never Criticize: A critical comment will immediately lower testosterone in a man and especially so in a "good guy.
" Try to find what it is that you do like and comment about that.
Don't be critical about a job he has done.
It may not be done exactly the way you would have done it, but it was his best effort.
Let him know how much you appreciate his effort.
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