Boundaries
The process of establishing personal limits and expectations to protect one's well-being and sense of self in a relationship.
What is setting boundaries
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What is physically, verbally, and emotionally
These are often developed as a way for an individual to protect themselves from the possibility of rejection. Individuals with these often exhibit characteristics of emotional detachment, resistance to change, difficulty compromising, and strict adherence to rules or expectations. These can lead to difficulty with developing or maintaining relationships. Individuals with these are unlikely to ask for help. The individual with these may notice a pattern of feeling isolated and lonely.
What are rigid boundaries
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the limits that separate your thoughts, feelings, and emotional responsibilities from those of others, protecting your inner peace and well-being.
What is emotional boundaries
This prioritizes the importance of both peoples' needs. Characteristics of this involves clearly stating needs and wants, confident tone and body language, eye contact, and willingness to compromise, and an ability to listen without interrupting. Often uses "I" statements.
What is assertive communication
What is integrity
Common traits of someone with these are:
overshares personal information, difficulty saying "no" to the requests of others, overinvolved with others' problems, dependent on the opinions of others, accepting of abuse or disrespect, and often fear rejection if they do not comply with others. Individuals with these may see themselves as "people pleasers." Individuals with these often end up building resentments and feelings of burnout.
What are porous boundaries
Characteristics of this includes hostility, mean spirited comments, lying, intimidation, threats, demanding, seeks control, one-sided, and minimizes the needs of others. Often uses "you" statements.
What is aggressive communication
Possible answers: Yelling, silent treatment, name calling, threatening, physical aggression, humiliating, degrading, belittling, using words like "always" or "never,"
This is a behavior within a relationship that typically has good intentions, but can prolong unhealthy, destructive behavior.
What is enabling
Common traits of individuals with these include:
values their own opinions, does not compromise their values for others, does not often over or under share personal information, knows and communicates personal wants and needs, is accepting when others say "no" to them.
What are healthy boundaries