Stone Summit Fitness

My body language constantly self sabotages how nice I actually am 😅🤗

One of the best things that I could have done for myself is learn to set boundaries. No matter who the person was or how long they had been in my life. If it wasn't healthy, I didn't let anybody cross those boundaries anymore. I removed myself from those friendships accordingly. Some of those friendships I have had to take accountability for my own faults within the friendship, as well. The biggest thing was to see if I still aligned with those friendships, if they were genuine, if they were loyal, if they were manipulative, if there was any ill will or negative projection, and if they were a safe space to have in my life. Especially in my early recovery days. Life goes on, you meet new people, and you learn a lot from setting those boundaries. If it doesn't feel right, sit with those feelings. And remember, if someone was a false sense of safety and a feeling of home and comfort in your life, maybe a reminder of how times were good before hardship, that those feelings don't have to be attached to a certain person. Those experiences before hard times and that feeling of childhood (or whenever those easier times were) were your own and nobody can take that away from you. You are your home. If someone is toxic, walk away from that friendship and I promise you that afterwards, you'll look back and maybe things will be more clear once you're removed from the situation that you really did need to leave. Overall wellness is a lot of mental work. And you can 100% do the work to free your mind from the heavy s**t in life 🩷 I'm living proof!