Setting Healthy Boundaries BOUNDARIES Definition : Something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent ( Miriam Webster Dictionary ). Knowing Boundaries helps us to know where we end and where others start. Spatial Boundaries : The boundary line between two properties. Time Boundaries : Setting what we do with our time according to our priorities. There are only 24 hours in each day, how do we want to allocate our priorities/efforts/energy during this time limit? Physical Boundaries : Our body parts being separate from others’ body parts. Our body belongs to us and others’ bodies belong to them. Emotional Boundaries : Being able to separate our emotions from those of others ~ How we feel is how we feel; others are not responsible for our feelings just as we are not responsible for other’s feelings. Although how one interacts with another can “trigger”/contribute to other’s feelings. Interpersonal Boundaries : How we show up in our interactions with others. Do we respect others as separ...
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