Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Learning to be assertive about your limitations with others will help you eliminate these symptoms and manage bouts of depression and anxiety.

As you set your own limits, it’s important to remain aware of the boundaries people are trying to communicate to you as well.

Being resentful impacts the way we deal with people. It doesn’t allow us to be our best selves in our relationships. It breeds conflict. It makes us paranoid. It puts up a wall. Long-term resentment affects how we perceive the intentions of others. When we’re resentful, we do things out of obligation to others instead of for the joy of helping. Resentment can be palpable.

Avoidance is a passive-aggressive way of expressing that you are tired of showing up.

If you think about it, the root of self-care is setting boundaries: it’s saying no to something in order to say yes to your own emotional, physical, and mental well-being.

Feeling taken advantage of, frustrated, irritated, annoyed, and bitter is the result of the resentment we feel when we don’t set limits.

The root of self-care is setting boundaries.

Saying no to helping is an act of self-care. Paying attention to your needs is self-care.

When we are stressed, our brain has difficulty shutting down. Our sleep is affected.

Being the best for Kim meant always saying yes. Saying no was mean. Saying no was selfish.