Why do we fear the word "No"?

Well, I guess it is conditioned into us from being children.  Somehow the word "no" is perceived as being bad and people fear hearing it and saying it.  In fact, people will go out of their way to not say it.  Its kind of strange.  To be honest, I would prefer to hear the word no.  I feel that it brings closure to so much.  As long as we are not ugly about its usage, I think it is acceptable to say it.

Wally

3 Comments

  • "No" reminds me of high school...heh :P

  • 100% right on. Too many people are not teaching their children what NO is and what it means and how to deal with it - and the result is what we see around us these days, a lot of spoiled brats who, in the real-world, cant handle the multitude of "no's" that are thrown at us left and right at times! Dont fear the NO!

  • "No" as you mentioned, brings closure. In an undesirable screeching halt manner that most people cannot cope with adequately.



    Without going in-depth with psychological research i can guess pretty much because most people only plan and prepare for the "yes" path of events to happen and seldom consider what to do, how to handle, when a "no" comes in to disrupt the plan. So when somebody of significance (e.g. boss, spouse, parent, etc) says "no" to something important to you, with time/energy spent into it (e.g plan/proposal), it can be a heavy blow or even a crushing one.

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