Dallas BraggFormer crystal methamphetamine user, I help men who have sex with men break free from the addictive patterns associated with Chemsex. Currently expanding my expertise by seeking to become a Certified

What’s been your experience with establishing boundaries in recovery? Tell us about your experience

6 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief testimonial, the speaker shares their journey of discovering and establishing personal boundaries while recovering from a people‑pleasing habit. They describe how years of prioritising others’ needs left them unaware of their own, leading to negative consequences. The speaker explains that recognizing this pattern was the first step, followed by a conscious effort to rewire their behavior. They emphasize the importance of setting boundaries early—addressing issues as they arise rather than postponing them—highlighting this proactive approach as a key part of their healing process.

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Yeah, I learned about boundaries by not having them. Yeah, me too. Okay, good. And then suffering the consequences. So yeah, you know, recovering people pleaser over here, working on it. And I think one of the hardest things to do when you're trained to monitor other people's needs and feelings is to know what your own are. And so I have been on this healing journey for a couple years now of understanding that I was doing that, that that was even a part of my being, and then starting to rewire. So that's, that's been a process That's been a journey, but then I, I've found that it was easiest to do that right off the bat. 'Cause it's like, once I'm getting somebody, put it right there so that it's not something that we have to like un— like stick later on. Mm-hmm. That was, that's been a journey.