Boundaries: Protecting Your Time, Energy, and Well-being
It took me until my 30s to truly understand having boundaries. I would allow myself to be uncomfortable if it made others happy. I felt obligation towards friends and family, leading to feelings of guilt when setting boundaries. Often feeling my boundaries was selfish and uncaring. At times my boundaries lead to conflict that me apprehensive to set them in the future. I would always make myself available even when I wasn't making sure I visited people when I was in town until I realize I was exhausted. Exhausted by always showing up for others when the energy wasn't reciprocated. (More on that in another post) I would feel drained for answering the phone late night even though I had a rough day and barely made it through without a break down. For so long I've showed up for everyone in my life, but I had to learn how to show up for myself. Now that I've set some boundaries for myself some people have reacted negatively to them, and I have to make sure their emotion
