To the saleswoman who makes sure this dress fits you, to the boss who overwhelms you with work, to the kid who asks for another ice cream… it’s not always easy to say no. By expressing their disagreement, some fear offending their interlocutor, creating a bad image of themselves, and above all, not being liked anymore.
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“This difficulty in saying no often comes from early childhood. says psychologist Marie Haddu, author Learn how to say no (Reading, 2014). During the child’s opposite sentence, this famous “no age” that allows him to assert himself at 2-3 years old, parents sometimes utter sentences like, “If you don’t obey, we won’t “love more”… Unconsciously, the child then no- is associated with the loss of love. even as an adult he will feel guilty for saying no…”
This is the case with some separated parents who, with their children only one week out of every two weeks, feel that they are compensating for their absence by meeting their every request, terrified…
Source: Le Figaro
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