#boundary setting
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“Think of a time you set a boundary and later learned there was more going on for the other person. What would you want both sides to have known?”
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I generally agree with this perspective. I’m also coming to appreciate that empathy is most meaningful when combined with a strong sense of self and fair but firm boundaries.... - Vintageodds...
When has working on yourself, whether through an app, a book, or a hard season, helped you love the people around you better, and when did it quietly pull you away from them?
Working on myself has taught me to judge less, understand more, and protect my peace. Growth has brought me closer to some people and farther from others.... - onHow do others navigate the quiet grief of family estrangement while continuing to move forward with purpose?by
Thank you. My family's betrayal was as epic as The Truman Show (from my POV) and has been my albatross for too long. I've isolated for almost a decade, and last year I began to mend those fences and re-integrate, at least with my children which are the only "blood" I care to keep... - onHow can I share my art in ways that feel authentic, healing, and resonant rather than transactional? (And at the same time support myself financially)bySparta...
People know you have to pay your bills while following your passion. True friends won't expect your art for free or at a discount 💖
- Benzi...
There are people who are disappointed they want to be closer to me than I want to be with them, and there's people I'm disappointed that I want to be closer to them than they want to be with me.... - Ambiguously...
When someone steps away to protect their mental health, do we secretly worry they are quitting, or quietly wish we had done the same?
We have a terrible habit of expecting others to act as we do. That's not a mental health issue for the other person. I'm not sure it's a mental health issue for anyone having these feelings.... - Sassiebrat67...
I often feel this way also. And then set aside my own boundaries as though unimportant. Which breeds resentment.