Boundaries - Realising you cannot always carry yourself — no matter how hard you try

 

Boundaries

Realising you cannot always carry yourself — no matter how hard you try

And now that the scale has tipped — now that it’s me who needs help — I feel the imbalance more than ever.

I’ve spent years being the strong one, the steady one, the one who carried the weight.

And now, when I finally need someone to hold even a corner of mine, there’s no space for it.

So my boundaries need to be locked solid. I can carry myself — I’ve done it since childhood — and it’s the thing that has always worked.

Only you can truly look after yourself. Love yourself.

I was doing well with that, holding my own weight, keeping my balance.

But in this environment, with old patterns pressing in, my scales tipped again.