doing this for the other people I do life with. It is unfair for someone who isn’t respecting my boundaries to constantly send me into a funk and risk me taking it out on others. •I can choose not to engage in conversations that encourage the emotional spiral. Processing the situation with a few trusted advisors can be healthy. Processing with anyone who only wants the juicy details is slander and will take me into the pit of gossip. •I will not crumble if the other person accuses me of wrong intentions when I set boundaries. Instead, I can firmly say, “Please hear me speak this in love. I
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