Creating healthy boundaries in life starts with healthy boundaries within self. Generally, how you treat yourself is how you treat others. How you treat strangers and those not in your social group, somehow, speaks volumes on how well you respect the self.
- Boundaries on too much personal information if you are unclear of your standing and relationship with the other person. Giving too much information to a person that is not seeking to understand you can leave you feeling empty.
- Boundaries on compromising your values to be accepted by others. If someone does not like you or care for you, compromising for them will send the message that you do not value yourself.
- Boundaries on sharing information in appropriate ways: do not over share and do not under share. Not to say be very protective of personal information: Ask yourself what are your goals of sharing, where is this going and if you are getting the understanding that you need before sharing information.
- Talk to people that you trust, build trust with people. Share a little and see where it goes. Give people reasons to trust you. Build trust based on the level of the relationship. Don’t share special thoughts with someone that you don’t have a special bond with.
- Communicate your wants and your needs. Do not be dependent on the opinions of others, form your own and think for yourself.
- Be able to accept the word, “NO.” Do not keep others at a distance due to fear of rejection and do not comply with others due to fear of rejection.
- Respect the boundaries of others. Do not enforce your needs on others.
Having healthy boundaries promotes a life that you value. It sets you up to understand yourself and others. It’s also something you have to implement in your life everyday. Having healthy boundaries is a sign that you have a healthy life balance.
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