Does anyone here have a problem learning to say no to other people? It seems to me I have this issue with not being able to say no and constantly trying to be a people pleaser. Even if I know I'll be strapped for time in getting things done, I still say yes in order to validate something. Perhaps my opinion of myself or thier opinion of me. It leads to my being taken advantage of and being screwed over on a consistent basis. My ex-husband, my sister, my friends are always expecting me to do everything because they're just too busy. My ex-husband wants our son to take swim lessons at the pressure of my ex-mother-in-law yet I'm to drive him there. My sister and friends constantly need me to watch their kids but when I need the favor in return, they're too busy. If I say no, which is rare, they get mad and I stay up all night stressing over it.
