“Saying no to people who want you to say yes, and upholding your boundaries with people who were used to having none, will at first feel terrible. Like a death. And it is a death of sorts. The death of the part of you that thinks you have to violate yourself to make it in life or be valued. You most likely will surrounded by people who are used to being accommodating or passive. At first, they feel threatened by you asserting your boundaries. This is ok. And in time they will get used to it. Just like in time you'll get used to understanding, that when people act like assholes when you say now, isn't about you. It's about them.” InspirationMotivationWomenSocietyBoundariesSobriety Book:Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol Source: Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol