Tessa ReneeThere’s a special kind of peace that comes from scrolling through your phone and realizing no one has a hold over you anymore. No late-night texts waiting to drag you back into drama. No notifications from people who don’t deserve your energy. Just silence. Just freedom.
A clean block list isn’t about bitterness. It’s about boundaries. It’s about saying, I decide who gets in and who stays out. And once you get over the fear of looking “petty,” you realize blocking is one of the most powerful tools you have in protecting your mental health.
When I cleaned my block list, I didn’t just remove people, I removed patterns. I stopped giving space to manipulation disguised as apologies. I stopped entertaining the half-hearted effort of people who only showed up when it was convenient. I stopped letting ghosts of the past sit at my present-day table.
The freedom? It’s quiet mornings without dread. It’s opening my phone and not bracing myself for whatever chaos might be waiting. It’s walking lighter, because I’m not dragging people into my day who don’t belong there.
And that’s the gift of a clean block list: it’s not about shutting people out. It’s about letting yourself in.
Final Thought: Freedom isn’t always found in saying yes, sometimes it’s in the blocks you don’t regret.
Disclaimer: This is empowerment, not therapy. Blocking is a boundary, not a replacement for healing.
Tessa Renee
