If you consistently leave conversations feeling emotionally depleted, that’s not just about your energy—it's about your boundaries.
Feeling drained is often a signal that you abandoned yourself during the interaction.
You may have over-held space, over-explained, over-agreed, or over-managed someone else’s emotions without realizing it.
These moments aren’t always loud.
Sometimes they sound like a laugh that wasn’t genuine…
Or a “Sure, no problem” that you didn’t mean.
The truth?
You weren’t fully present with yourself in that conversation.
And the cost of that disconnection is exhaustion.
This isn’t about blaming the other person.
This is about noticing where, when, and how you left yourself behind.
Ask Yourself:
- Where do I give my energy away too quickly?
- When do I feel the need to perform, manage, or fix in conversations?
- What would it look like to stay connected to myself—even while listening to someone else?
You don’t need to change anything yet.
Just notice it.
Name it.
And let the noticing be enough—for now.
