Learning to Say No

Throughout my life, I have been the person that always says "yes". I was the kind of person that it didn't matter what I had going on in my own life, if I was able to help somebody else, I would no matter what the cost to me was. This can be a tricky slope if you say yes to too many things. Now that I am a sophomore in college, I realize that saying "no" is okay. The past year especially has made me realize that I needed to prioritize the things I said yes to, and pick things that I actually wanted to do. I also realized that I should not be saying yes to things just because somebody else doesn't want to do it themselves, I was losing myself and who I was by being there for everybody all the time and not taking care of myself. The last month, I have realized the negative effect this was having on my life, and made a change. I now only say yes to things that I actually want to do and that will help others instead of taking care of others who don't need it.

I am not saying to say no just because you don't want to do something or because you would rather lay in bed and watch Netflix; going out of your way to help ease the pressure on somebody else is a good thing to do just don't do it so often that your own health starts to become the cost. Your own physical and mental health should be a high priority, not something that you put because you don't have the time. So remember that saying yes is important, but saying no is allowed sometimes.