I finally set a boundary today and the guilt is screaming louder than the relief
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I do not have advice, just solidarity. Sometimes being witnessed is the whole medicine. I see you and I am glad you are still here.
One thing that helped me: I stopped trying to feel better and started just letting myself feel honest. Weirdly, that is where the relief actually started.
Be patient with yourself. Healing is not linear and you are not failing just because some days feel like a step backwards.
Take the win. Genuinely. We are so quick to dismiss our small braveries, but those tiny steps are how whole lives quietly turn around.
I needed to read this more than you know. Bookmarking it for my own hard nights. Thank you for trusting this space with something so real.
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