Comment by xyzelement

Resonates with something I recognized and to some extent fixed in myself. Not only would I hesitate to ask lest I seem unreasonable, I was foolishly assuming that others had done the same before asking me. And I would stupidly get frustrated with them for putting me in a bad situation by merely asking. I assumed they had figured out that I should say yes and they put a lot of pressure on me.

Learning how to make simple requirements and decline request simply was liberating.