The Golden Rules:
This only has to do with you.
You are the only one in your head. You are the only one living your life. You are not responsible for how others react.
You will forget that this only has to do with you.
Especially when you establish the boundary. You will feel guilty. You will feel sad. You will be angry.
It is of the utmost importance that you allow yourself to feel every single fucking emotion.
Welcome them in. Accept them. Heal them. Do not numb them. You have been ignoring them and numbing them for as long as you have been avoiding establishing this boundary. By no means am I suggesting that you should dwell.
Pain does not have to be permanent. Pain is a tool that we can use to amplify the quality of our lives should we choose to do so. The pain deserves to be honored because it is a part of you.
This is about you, and every ounce of you deserves to be honored.
You do not have control over anyone but yourself.
Get over it. You will worry about what they will say or what they will think or who they will say it too and what those people will think and say. Let it go. This is not about them. You…