19/02/2026
You know you need to set the boundary.
You found the courage to say the thing.
You know it’s the right thing to do…
So why does it feel so f*cking awful?
For the longest time, the hardest part for me wasn’t actually setting the boundary. It was sitting with the guilt afterwards.
“They’re going to hate me.”
“I’m being a bitch.”
“I’m going to lose them.”
But after flexing that muscle over and over again, I realised something. Setting a boundary is one of the kindest, most authentic things I can do for myself and for the other person.
The guilt wasn’t truth. It was an old pathway. A pathway where self abandonment used to lead the way.
And every time I abandoned myself, I moved further away from self trust, self love, self respect, and authenticity.
So if you’ve recently set a boundary and you’re feeling uncomfortable, let yourself feel it. Lean into it.
That discomfort does not mean you did the wrong thing. It means you are doing something different.
And with time and practice, it starts to feel less like guilt
and more like power.