Find the words before you need them.
Short, clear phrases for when your brain has left the group chat and your inner people-pleaser is trying to negotiate with a situation you already want to leave.
Your words. Your choice. No account needed.
Nothing is saved on this page, and nothing is sent anywhere.
These are options, not obligations. If speaking up doesn't feel safe, you don't have to explain yourself. Create distance, leave, move toward people or staff, contact someone you trust, or call emergency services if there's immediate danger.
Need help now?Short is usually easier.
Pick a few
Choose what's happening: saying no, needing space, leaving, getting help, helping a friend, or keeping things professional. Pick the ones that sound like you.
Keep them somewhere private
Screenshot them, print them, or write them down. Nothing is saved here, so what you keep is entirely up to you.
Practise once
Read it out loud. The first time you hear yourself say it shouldn't be the first time you need it.
40 scripts
No, thanks
“No, thanks.”
Still no
“No. I said no.”
I'm not interested
“I'm not interested.”
That doesn't work for me
“That doesn't work for me.”
I'm not discussing this
“I'm not discussing this.”
Back up
“Back up.”
Give me space
“Please give me space.”
Don't touch me
“Don't touch me.”
Stop following me
“Stop following me.”
I need to get through
“I need to get through.”
I'm leaving now
“I'm leaving now.”
I've changed my mind
“I've changed my mind. I'm leaving.”
I'm going back inside
“I'm going back inside.”
I need to go
“I need to go.”
I'm getting my own ride
“I'm getting my own ride home.”
I need help
“I need help.”
Can you stay with me?
“Can you stay with me while I wait for my ride?”
Can you walk with me?
“Can you walk with me to my car?”
I don't feel safe
“I don't feel safe. Can you call security?”
Please call 911
“You in the blue jacket — please call 911.”
We're leaving
“Hey, we're leaving now.”
Need an out?
“Do you want an excuse to leave?”
Come with me
“Come with me. I need to talk to you for a second.”
I've got you
“You don't have to explain. I've got you.”
Let's talk to staff
“Let's go talk to staff.”
Let's keep this professional
“Let's keep this professional.”
I'm not comfortable sharing that
“I'm not comfortable sharing that information.”
I'll meet you in the lobby
“I'll meet you in the lobby.”
This conversation is over
“This conversation is over.”
I'm going to bring someone else in
“I'm going to bring someone else in.”
I'm keeping my plans private
“I'm keeping my plans private, thanks.”
I'll check with the front desk
“I'll check with the front desk.”
I'm going to stay here
“I'm going to stay here.”
I'm not getting in
“I'm not getting in.”
I can't let you in
“I can't let you into the building.”
Please contact the front desk
“Please contact the front desk.”
I'm not opening the door
“I'm not opening the door.”
I don't share that online
“I don't share that online.”
I'm not comfortable moving this off the app
“I'm not comfortable moving this off the app.”
I'm not meeting privately
“I'm not meeting privately.”
Pick a few to keep
Your words. Your version.
Choose the ones that sound like you. Screenshot them, print them, or write them down somewhere private.
Your picks last only while this page is open — they'ren't saved, tracked, or sent anywhere.
Nothing picked yet.
Tap the bookmark on any script to gather a few. You don't need 40 lines — three good ones can do a lot.
Practise mode
Say it once before you need it.
You don't need to sound tough. You need to sound like someone who's decided what they're doing next.
Practise privately. Keep what's useful.