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Boundary Guilt Hangover

Ride the guilt without undoing

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Setting a boundary and then feeling awful is the sign it worked, not that it didn't. Ride the guilt without undoing the boundary.

The boundary I set
What the guilt is telling me (the story)
Whose voice that story sounds like
What's actually true about the boundary — was it kind, fair, necessary?
Guilt at hour 1 / day 1 / day 3 (0–10)
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