Setting boundaries becomes a revelation on what your relationships are made of—if you do “lose” someone or must contend with them becoming passive-aggressive or angry in the face of your boundary, this exposes some uncomfortable truths about these relationships. You may avoid setting boundaries if you are concerned about losing social support as you navigate this process of healing. However, pay attention to those uncomfortable truths that you do learn about others; this ties back to discernment, and perhaps a relationship you believed was “healthy” only worked because you had not set
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