i've always had problems saying no to people, even when i know what they are asking will be good for them but bad for me. even when i know they know it too and are just being selfish or predatory! saying no sends me on a major guilt trip. but lately i've been practising saying no to things i should say no to anyways ... yet ... the guilt of saying no is killing me. i'm a bundle of stress and not sleeping right, tossing and turning. why do i feel so bad for trying to protect myself from toxic folks or toxic requests?

no answers expected btw, just venting.

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