Do you find it hard to set healthy boundaries? This can help, writes DrHollyParker
Prior research suggests that people tend to unwittingly inflate the odds of circumstances they want to prevent.
Investigators extended this research to explore a possible factor behind why people struggle to say "no" when others ask for something. The team found evidence that people unintentionally amplify the odds that others will react in adverse ways if they set a boundary and say "no." Additional research is needed, but it could be useful to remember that others may be able to handle "no" better than we think they can.In my work as a therapist, it’s common for me to ask the brave individuals I work with to try something that may feel unfamiliar, challenging, vulnerable, or awkward. It’s also really important to me to support people’s autonomy and boundaries.
Be that as it may, the fact that it’s tough to say “no” doesn’t tell us why it’s difficult to do so. That’s where a newcomes in, one in which a team of researchers explored an element behind why we find it arduous to say that healthy, vital, two-letter word. Across a series of experiments, they found support for the idea that one reason why we humans tend to struggle with setting boundaries and saying “no” is because we inadvertently exaggerate the adverse effects that will arise if we do.
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