“I said yes because they sounded disappointed.” Their emotion may be deciding for you before your own capacity is considered. Try this: Pause before answering and say, “Let me check what I can realistically do.” Follow for the next boundary scan. Self-help only — not therapy, diagnosis, or emergency support.
Three takeaways
Their emotion may be deciding for you before your own capacity is considered.
Treating disappointment as proof that your boundary is harmful.
Agreeing now and resenting the commitment later.
Pause before answering and say, “Let me check what I can realistically do.”
Video transcript
You said: I said yes because they sounded disappointed. Their emotion may be deciding for you before your own capacity is considered. Treating disappointment as proof that your boundary is harmful. Try this: Pause before answering and say, “Let me check what I can realistically do.”
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