close friends, colleagues, or even your own family itself. it is pretty hard to stay being “nice person” is like credit card, you are either being used or declined.
even life itself doesnt seem to favor me, lot of problems happening lately, life seems wont let me to have a peaceful boring life.
I’m sorry to hear that this is happening to you, OP. You can be a nice person without people taking advantage of you.
The first thing is going to be to try to minimize the amount of toxic people in your life. If people are taking advantage of you, they aren’t your friend.
The next thing you want to do is be firm and set boundaries. It’s not easy, but there are ways that you can try to express your needs. The DBT therapy skill called DEARMAN is a useful tool. Here’s a quick overview.
None of this stuff is easy, but I believe in you. You can be nice and still have a nice life.
close friends, colleagues, or even your own family itself. it is pretty hard to stay being “nice person” is like credit card, you are either being used or declined.
even life itself doesnt seem to favor me, lot of problems happening lately, life seems wont let me to have a peaceful boring life.
I’m sorry to hear that this is happening to you, OP. You can be a nice person without people taking advantage of you.
The first thing is going to be to try to minimize the amount of toxic people in your life. If people are taking advantage of you, they aren’t your friend.
The next thing you want to do is be firm and set boundaries. It’s not easy, but there are ways that you can try to express your needs. The DBT therapy skill called DEARMAN is a useful tool. Here’s a quick overview.
None of this stuff is easy, but I believe in you. You can be nice and still have a nice life.