People think healing makes you softer, gentler, more agreeable. But the truth? The healed version of you will look “meaner” — not because you turned into a jerk, but because you finally stopped letting people walk all over you. Healing doesn’t turn you into a saint. It turns you into someone who values their own peace. Someone who doesn’t apologize for boundaries. Someone who doesn’t shrink to keep other people comfortable. Someone who says “no,” means it, and sleeps fine afterward. In today’s Daily Trudge, we’re breaking down: Why healing makes you look “mean” to the wrong people Why people-pleasing was your old survival skill How boundaries get misread as attitude Why self-respect will offend the unhealed How recovery hardens your backbone without hardening your heart Why the healed version of you is actually kinder — just not to everyone Here’s the truth:You’re not getting meaner. You’re getting clearer. Stronger. Healthier. More honest.And the people who relied on the “old you” — passive, scared, guilty, compliant — will absolutely have a problem with it. But that’s not your problem anymore. 🔔 Subscribe for more Daily Sobriety Motivation:https://www.youtube.com/@thedailytrudge3367 #addiction #recovery #mentalhealth #addictionrecovery #sobriety #sober #love #soberlife #recoveryispossible #mentalhealthawareness #depression #alcoholism #addictionawareness #soberliving #drugaddiction #wedorecover #anxiety #onedayatatime #soberaf #addict #drugs #alcoholicsanonymous #rehab #selfcare #motivation #healing #steps #alcoholfree #selflove #addictiontreatment