Why You Need to Say NO as an Empath

As empaths we have a really hard time with saying no, with putting ourselves first, and giving too much of our time. 😅

I want you to work on being THE BAD GUY. I want you to work on feeling uncomfortable.

Scary, I know, and that might seem counterintuitive, but the reason I want you to work on feeling uncomfortable is because often we can't say no because boundaries are hard for us. Saying no is not easy for empath, it’s the last thing we want to do EVER and we struggle with it because it is hard for us to disappoint others.

As empaths, when we say no, we can often feel the other person's disappointment. Those emotions can be confusing to us and they can make it difficult, because on one hand we want to be able to say no, but on the other hand, we feel the other person's disappointment and pain and we want to help them avoid that. This causes us a lot of times to say yes, even when it's not in our best interest. 🥴

Work on being the bad guy, allowing it to be okay for you to not feel like you are the hero, or the savior, or the person that somebody can rely on.