say no

How I did it: A big part of me gaining the ability to say no comfortably involved me learning to place myself and my needs before those of other people, especially random people I do not know or do not care about.  This sounds like common sense, but for whatever reason, I had struggled with this for a while. Practicing saying no makes it easier to do, even when the stakes are raised. Oh, and I would jokingly burst out with a "no means no!" every n… Read how I did it…