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Stay Calm in Pressure: staying calm lesson
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Move toward support. Practice the moment in a short Surefoot lesson.
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You're at a party and someone's pressuring you after you said no.
Someone keeps asking you to do something after you've already said no, and you feel uncomfortable.
What do you do?
- Keep explaining
- Move toward friends or staff
- Try to ignore them
- Stay and try to reason
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Move toward friends or staff
Repeated pressure after a refusal matters. You can stop explaining and move toward friends, staff, or an exit.
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Move toward support
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“No, I'm done”
Sources: RAINN