- This is what I will do. This is what I won’t do.
- I will not take this kind of behavior anymore.
- I’m not responsible for his (her) happiness.
- I refuse to be manipulated.
- I’m sorry, I wish I could help you, but I can’t.
- Why did you say that to me? Do you know how I feel when you say things like that?
- I don’t want to talk about this.
- I want to talk about this.
- I’m not responsible for fixing the problem.
- I’m not responsible for making others happy.
- He/she needs to be responsible for themselves.
- I can make my own decisions.
- I will let others make their own decisions.
- I feel angry…lonely…guilty…driven…afraid.
- I can respond calmly.
- I can say yes.
- I can say no.
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