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Healthy and Unhealthy Boundaries

The document lists signs of healthy and unhealthy boundaries. Signs of healthy boundaries include appropriately trusting others over time, maintaining personal values despite pressure, noticing when boundaries are invaded, and saying no to unwanted interactions. Signs of unhealthy boundaries include telling strangers private details, being overly trusting or distrusting, allowing others to define or direct one's life, and not maintaining self-respect.

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Healthy and Unhealthy Boundaries

The document lists signs of healthy and unhealthy boundaries. Signs of healthy boundaries include appropriately trusting others over time, maintaining personal values despite pressure, noticing when boundaries are invaded, and saying no to unwanted interactions. Signs of unhealthy boundaries include telling strangers private details, being overly trusting or distrusting, allowing others to define or direct one's life, and not maintaining self-respect.

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SIGNS OF HEALTHY BOUNDARIES

 Telling all.  Touching a person without asking.


 Trusting no one/ trusting anyone –  aTaking as much as you can for the sake of
black and white thinking. getting.
 Not noticing when someone  Giving as much as you can give for the
else displays inappropriate sake of giving.
boundaries.  Letting others define you.
 Not noticing when someone else invades  Letting others direct your life
your boundaries. Talking at an intimate  Letting others describe your reality.
level in the first meeting.  Believing others can anticipate your
 Being overwhelmed by a person – needs.
preoccupied. Acting on the first sexual  Expecting others to fulfill your needs
impulse. automatically
 Being sexual for your partner, not yourself-  Allowing someone to take as much as they
 Going against personal values or can from you.
rights to please another person.  Falling apart so someone will take care of
 Falling in love with someone who reaches you.
out.  Sexual and physical abuse.
 Falling in love with a new acquaintance.  Food abuse.

SIGNS OF UNHEALTHY BOUNDARIES


 Appropriate trust.  Asking a person before touching them._
 Moving step by step into intimacy.  Trusting your own decisions.
 Staying focused on your own growth
and recovery.  Defining your truth, as you see it.
 Maintaining personal values. despite what  Defining who you are and what you want.
others want.
 Becoming your own loving parent.
 Noticing when someone else invades your
boundaries.  Talking to yourself with gentleness, humour,
 Saying no to food, gifts, touch, sex that love and respect.
you don’t want.  Respect for others — not taking advantage
of someone else’s generosity.
 Revealing a little of yourself a little at a
 Serf-respect — not giving too much in
timer then checking to see how the other
hope that someone will like you.
person responds to your sharing.  No allowing someone take advantage of
 Putting a new acquaintanceship on hold your generosity. _
until you check for compatibility.
 Recognising that friends and partners are not
 Deciding whether a potential relationship mind readers.
is good for you.
 Noticing when someone else  Clearly communicating your wants and needs
displays inappropriate and understanding that you may be turned
boundaries. down, but you may ask.

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