I usually tend to be a people pleaser, I enjoy people depending on me and thinking highly of me, and I would like everyone to like me but of course this is unrealistic, as I can’t make everyone happy. Subsequently, an issue I’ve always had is struggling to say ‘no’, for example when my workplace asks me to stay back or when a friend from university needs some extra help with revision. I don’t want to upset anybody, but when I commit to these things it in turn can be disadvantageous for me. I’ve been inventing strategies to help me, and one that I’ve found really works is not giving an immediate response. Usually in an attempt to please the person I respond promptly with a yes, only to regret it moments after. Now, before making a decision, I let them know that I’ll get back to them with a response, leaving me time to think over whether I really want to say yes or not.