Excerpt from a Mick Unplugged YouTube interview with psychiatrist/author Judith Orloff advising listeners (especially empaths) to become "warriors" by setting clear boundaries, healing childhood guilt that prevents saying no, and using short, polite refusal scripts (e.g., "No is a complete sentence").
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You know, I think we need. In this day and time, we need to be warriors. We need to be strong. Set a boundary. You're L. You're going to just get drained. There's no way around it. So whatever guilt you had from your childhood about speaking up for your needs, you need to work with somebody or work journal about it and begin to heal that so that you can set a boundary. You know, I talk about in the book, you know, how no is a complete sentence. You know, just saying no, I'm so sorry, I can't do that. I would love to be with you today, but I can't. You say it very sweet and nice and short. You don't get into a, you know, a big discussion about it. That's where empaths go wrong. They want to just say everything and help. You know, don't discuss things when you're setting a boundary. Just say where you're at. Say it nice and polite, and then make it short, in and out.