Setting healthy boundaries for ourselves opens doors to better and fulfilling relationships. We need to strategies for negotiating healthy limits and boundaries in our relationships. Sometimes we struggle to learn to say NO confidently, and without feeling guilty or resentful. This is often a blind spot that others can take advantage of, whilst we may be blissfully ignorant about it, wondering why we are taken for granted. Managing our boundaries is the cornerstone of healthy and satisfying relationships
It rests on our assertiveness behaviour or deficiency of:
Passive/Submissive
- Feelings of Smallness
- CAN’T SAY NO without feeling guilty
- Closed – Subdued
- Speaking too softly to be heard
- NO eye contact
- Sweating
- Pessimistic
Aggressive
- Loud/ Shout at others
- Judgemental – no listening
- Seeking to win at any expense
- Not allowing others to express themselves
- Provoke others
- Put Others Down
- Bully/ Dominate Others
- Body Language/Gestures
Assertive
- Saying NO without Feeling Guilty
- FIRM- Standing your ground
- PROJECTING Voice Audibly
- Optimistic Attitude
- Allow ourselves & others to express themselves
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