Kindness is a good thing. Everyone loves a kind person. But there is a kind of kindness that can actually break you.
Too much kindness is a real problem and most people don't talk about it...hear me out👇
At first, when you are too kind, people appreciate you...right?They say thank you. They call you a good person. But if you continue like that without control, those same people will start to expect it. After some time, they will start to demand it. What you were doing out of love now becomes an obligation.
One big consequence of too much kindness is being taken for granted. You become the person everyone calls when they have problem. But when you have your own problem, nobody checks on you. Because they assume you are strong. They think you can handle everything. You get tired but nobody notices.

Another consequence is burnout. If you keep giving and giving without receiving anything back, you will get empty...(Note!! this) It drains you emotionally. You help everyone during the day but at night when you are alone, you feel somehow. You feel angry. You start asking why nobody helps you too. Too much kindness can lead to resentment and even depression if care is not taken.<You keep pouring from an empty cup....
Too much kindness also brings fake people close. When you are too kind and you don't have boundaries, you attract people who only like to collect. Manipulators love kind people because they know a kind person cannot say no easily. They come with sweet words and leave after getting what they want.
And the most painful part is that too much kindness can make people lose respect for you (fact!!). In this life, people respect what has limit. If you say yes to everything, people will not value you. They will not take you serious.
So should we stop being kind? No. The world still needs kind people. Without kindness, life will be too hard. But kindness needs wisdom. Kindness needs balance.
Kindness needs boundary. You can be a good person and still say no...yeah.Not every time you must say yes yes yes . Sometimes you need to protect your peace, your money, your mental health. Setting boundary is not wickedness. It is self love.
There is nothing wrong with drawing the line. There is nothing wrong with withholding kindness when it starts to affect you. If it makes you lose sleep, lose money or lose happiness, then it is toooooo much. Boundary is what makes kindness last long.
At the end of the day, kindness should heal, not wound... It should build, not break.>💔<
Have you ever felt that your too much kindness was harming you?
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