A mate messaged me to catch up because he’s just moved and wanted to show me his new place. I looked at my diary and told him the first availability I had was 3rd June (so a month away) and the people pleasing part of my brain feels terrible because he was obviously disappointed it wasn’t sooner.

The beauty of having done a lot of work on myself, both independently and with professionals, is that I am able to set limits on how much I exert (or over exert) myself. So, while I currently feel bad, a few years ago I would have pushed myself to fit them in somewhere meaning I was anxious and exhausted, and not able to give my best self to them or to the other things for the days surrounding meeting up with them.

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