I don’t know about you, but I often find myself struggling to set boundaries with others. The idea of saying “no” to a request instead of automatically saying “yes” can be a challenge, sometimes even heartbreaking.
Most people in recovery find that they had the “disease of saying ‘yes’” before entering recovery. “Yes” to that drug. “Yes” to that purchase. “Yes” to that extra appointment on the schedule. The problem with this is that when you say “yes” all the time, it begins to lose value. Additionally, we begin to lose sight of ourselves and our journey. When we say “yes” to everything we tend to travel the journey that others push us towards.