It seems that I don’t know how to say no to anyone or anything. This time, it is affecting my husband. I tried to explain to him how difficult it is for me, but I don’t think he understood (not for a lack of trying). This is something that I really need to work on, but for some reason I haven’t found the right time to try it. Every time I come close to saying no to someone/something, I have an anxiety attack and freeze up. It becomes literally impossible for me to say no. I wonder if I’ll ever get over this. I suppose it’s one of my biggest fears.
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I'm a 32 year old married woman who has been dealing with Bipolar disorder since the age of 14. This is all about my life, diagnoses, and treatments. If you have any questions, just ask me. I hope that others with Bipolar Disorder or PTSD can relate to my blog and find it helpful.
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Girl my biggest thing is I say NO all the time, I just have some fear of saying YES! I always feel i’m stuck with whatever I say YES to, so I say NO!! Wishing you well, I guess this why people think I’m a mean little woman, lol!!!
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I wish I had your courage to say no
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You will!!!
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Do you find you lack the ability to say no even if it hurts you in some way? I’m a people pleaser and often care more about what others think more than my own thoughts and feelings.
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I don’t say no to things, even if it hurts me in any way; I still don’t have the ability to say no.
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I definitely relate here, just the thought of other people thinking bad of me is so, so horrible and so often I say yes. Is there a way you could say subtly suggest something else rather than a straight out ‘no’ if it is so difficult maybe?
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I’ve learned to say “Let me look at my schedule and get back to you” but then I still can’t say no. I just put it off to a later time. But maybe it’s a step in the right direction.
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It definitely is. If you explained this to people they might be very understandable.
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if its any consolation I have the exact same problem. I think a lot of people do. baby steps, you’ll get there. xxx
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It does help to know that I’m not alone with this problem.
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