Assertiveness is pretty liberating. This morning I was not in the mood for people-ing so when my sister texted asking if I was joining the family zoom call I just said "I need to take a pass this week, see y'all next week" and left it at that. I felt a fresh breeze blowing through my brain, I'm tellin' ya. Later my other sister told me I didn't miss anything. Our brother was putting on his usual show, apparently. eta: my walk did a lot more for my anxiety than watching my brother put on a show, seriously.