“The inability to say no is largely about approval-seeking—people imagine that if they say no, they won’t be loved by others. The inability to say yes, however—to intimacy, a job opportunity, an alcohol program—is more about lack of trust in oneself.
Will I mess this up? Will this turn out badly? Isn’t it safer to stay where I am?”
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Lori Gottlieb,
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
