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Do you have hard times saying no to others request? Is it difficult to express your feelings directly?  Honestly, I do feel it sometimes; I have hard times expressing clearly my thoughts, what I want or what I need. I know it’s not good to be so submissive, your feelings are ignored and others took advantage of you. I have hard times also being assertive or just being too pushy about my own ideas and opinions cause I don’t want to hurt others’ feelings.   Is being so non-assertive erroneous? I asked myself. Maybe I should be on the 50/50 part, well it answers my question. I took the How assertive are you test in psychology.com. Below is the result: Being non-assertive is not that really bad though, it was like you're just being nice - haha! But I realized that you don't have to go on pretending that everything is okay when it's not. Being assertive is just being honest in a such a way that you have no intentions to hurt others' feelings. If you're c...

Life is indeed stressful, with works needed to be done,projects and thesis deadlines in school etc etc. Are you coping well? How do you react well to these stressors? I was looking for a "Psych Exam" samples, I stumble to this page where a test yourself is given. I tried the Coping Skills test and I was surprised with the result. After finishing the test, the site provides a snapshot of the result, so here it is: Good to know I'm still coping up with all the stressors in life. Well, stress is somehow important element in our lives, plus it plays an important role in our day to day survival. It's up to you on how well you react in response to high levels of stress in your life . But stress also have its negative effects on our physical and emotional health. So here are some good tips on how to deal on stress: Don't worry about things you can't control, such as the weather. Solve the little problems. This can help you gain a feeling of control. Pr...