Track back times when asserting a strong ‘NO’ became your shield. Identify situations, thoughts, and emotions that led to such assertiveness.

Understanding the use of ‘NO’ as a defense mechanism is a crucial step towards acknowledging our inner child’s methods of self-protection. This prompt initiates an inquiry into the situations wherein a strong denial was your fallback position, thereby unraveling the emotional makeup and circumstances that encouraged its assertiveness.

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