Tips on Setting Healthy Boundaries
It took me a while to reset my boundaries with work and personal matters. I went through a phase where I lost myself and allowed people to walk all over me. I just wanted to please everyone except for myself and I eventually crashed and burned. After I experienced my crash and burn I decided to change my life starting with setting healthy boundaries. Trust me, it’s a process. It was not easy at first but I can say that today I am 100% comfortable with my healthy boundaries. If someone doesn’t like it then they can go deal with someone else. Setting healthy boundaries has made me more confident and aware of my self-worth.
Here are some tips that have helped me create these healthy boundaries.
- Decide on what you want. Be clear and set your boundaries.
- Be responsible for yourself. You are not responsible for the other person’s reaction to the boundaries that you are setting.
- Be firm. Stand your ground. Don’t let the guilt, anxiety or embarrassment take over your mind. Remember that you are protecting yourself.Surround yourself with people that respect you and your boundaries. Eliminate all of the toxic people in your life that cannot respect you.
- Be patient. Setting boundaries is a process to get comfortable with. You will get into the habit of feeling great from the results of setting boundaries.