Instead of being passive-aggressive, try being passive assertive. State clearly what you prefer and be flexible with how others respond.

Passive assertive

Instead of being passive aggressive, try being passive assertive. State clearly what you prefer and be flexible without others respond.

When anxious about something happening, ask yourself, “If that happens, then what?” Keep asking until you find an aspect you can control and act on.

Closer to a solution

When you are feeling anxious that something will happen, ask yourself, if that happened, then what? Continue to ask that question until you get to something you can't control. Find one thing on the train of fears and think of one simple action step that brings you closer to a solution.

Overcome your fear of rejection by intentionally seeking it out. Exposure to rejection helps reduce the anxiety surrounding it.

Exposure therapy

If you are afraid of rejections, getting more rejections can help you get over that fear. Exposure therapy means that if you do something you're afraid of over and over again, you diminish your fear of it.

More precise words for emotions help you regulate them. When you feel shame, is it a feeling of embarrassment, distress, or anguish? The right words can contain emotions.

Contain emotions

More precise words for emotions help you to regulate them. When you feel shame, is it a feeling of embarrassment, distress, or anguish? The right words can contain emotions.

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