Number 1. Learn to say no.
It’s the weekend. You’re tired and drained from the entire week and want to lay low and rest. Recharge your social battery and just have fun by yourself. Your friend calls and tells you a story about how they’re bored and want to hang out with you. You tell them you’re not in the mood and drained, but they insist. You don’t want to hang out. What do you do? Do you put yourself first or your friend?
First of all, your friend should recognize that you need time for yourself and let you be by yourself. Secondly, if you’re not in the right mental state, you need to learn to say no and put yourself first.
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Learning to say no is an important social skill and one of the best things you can do for your mental health. You can’t always be available for people, and if someone makes you feel guilty for saying no when you know that you’re just too down to go, they’re not right for you. Good friends teach you to take care of yourself. Toxic people make you put them first. Learn to say no and learn to put yourself first.
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