How to set healthy boundaries?

Boundaries: line that marks the limit. And, talking about healthy boundaries, it’s new SELF-CARE practices. It comes from a length of being rigid to lose which establishes one’s identity to bloom in their comfort.

Presently, setting boundaries is essential if we want to shelter our emotional and mental health. But it doesn’t come naturally to us. It’s harder to create and maintain. As straightly they define YOU by marking a line in the mass.

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The healthy boundaries define individuality specifying a line where I end and someone else begins leading me to the valiant sense of ownership. It allows us to feel free from toxicity that is not permissible.

Boundaries are your invisible line of the field which protects you from telling the other one “where they stand.”

It sounds enthralling to learn but most of us have a difficult time when it comes to consistently functioning the healthy boundaries. It gives the sense of ownership and the wide area to cultivate yourself without any negativity.

In every single relationship, there is the requirement of healthy boundaries that you create by making it clear in mass. Or invisibly to stop the interference in personal space. From friends to family to brief acquaintances to your couple goals: healthy boundaries are required to retain the sense of identity.

Think about the toxic relationship you have ever had in your life and – why is that toxic?

After walking the path of perception, it’s because either one of you had poorly set and defined the boundaries. Or because you both were so entangled in your mingling phase that you choose not to see the base of yourself.

It’s not only about the relationship. It’s whole about the physical boundaries to emotional boundaries and mental to spiritual boundaries. And, about determining the kind of behavior you accept from others and whatnot. Initially, it seems complex as this is threaded with your privacy and personal space. And, the things that prioritize you. There even comes a time when you feel difficult to identify when your boundaries are being crossed.

And, this is because of the unclear boundaries that arise after spending a significant amount of emotional energy that makes the line blur. But here, for making the relationship strong and to feel empowered you have to understand the boundary. And, stay informed about your relationship. It’s the key to maintain respect and happiness in your court so that you can impart the same.

The resentment is the outcome of unhealthy boundaries that are often characterized as your weakness to own your strings of feelings in life. Express your feeling in a healthy way.

In short, you should be able to build your boundaries by understanding what your limits are. And for that, you first have to know yourself because knowing yourself is to be self-aware wholeheartedly.

Even in a family, the relative routinely treats us in a manner that we would prefer not to be treated. Because that eventually affects our mental health along with the relationship. Therefore, it’s high time to set the boundaries assisting yourself to define what you’re comfortable in inhaling and avoiding whatnot. And, in the absence of this prioritizing line, we may also lose the sense of SELF and may the respect in the coming days.

The types of boundaries that you can have.

• Physical Boundaries may include your body, your work environment, and your privacy that should be prioritized in the first place. It is OK to let people know that you don’t want their presence around you. And you’re happy doing that. It’s all about you and your belongings. And the violation of this often keeps the person under stress.

• Emotional boundaries may include expressing and controlling your emotions. Because there are times when it is best to control your emotions before they reciprocate wrongly. You should be able to comprehend the situation before showing the wounded or excited part of you. This is about respecting and honoring feelings.

But the violation of emotional boundaries may look like dismissing. And, criticizing the feeling, going through others’ space with the wrong intention. Taunting and provoking emotionally, and asking for the justification for being expressive.

• Mental boundaries define our thoughts and opinions. We form opinions and analyze things whether it’s about you or others. This may not always be right. But this boundary helps us to be able to stop interfering though we have concluded the perception. It includes understanding the right time before speaking.

• Legal boundaries are about the legal restriction that is imposed by the law primarily and you are a guide to stop going through the red light.

• Relationship boundaries are necessary to set though we overlook the excitement of having love. This may differ from person to person depending upon the relationship we have.

• Sexual boundaries include consent, respect, and the desire to know each other’s limits. It prioritizes the privacy and with-drawl of consent at any point with the open discussion. Unrevealed Thoughts.

Besides all this, the significant thing to remember is, it’s fine to act flexibly to some people depending upon the circumstances. But you should be heedful. You should be able to acknowledge the differences between the healthy and unhealthy lines. Sometimes the boundary may look unkind. But it’s totally fine as this is for your serene days.

Now let’s take a look at how to set healthy boundaries.

Identify your boundaries and know YOURSELF.

To be able to establish the limits, you first have to know yourself. Along with the emerging need to set boundaries. Acknowledge your presence and feelings without judgment. Because if you’re not clear with yourself, you won’t be able to communicate things. Therefore, you should be confident with the agreement and committed before setting the boundaries.

Understand why you need the boundary.

We haven’t figured out how to read the minds totally. But yea we can hold the compelling reasons for ourselves before putting that invisible boundary for your comfort. Don’t ever assume your silence skills and body language are enough for others to understand. There’s a high chance to be misunderstood. It’s better to be vocal while setting the component.

Be firm with your straight decision.

Establishing line and avoiding seems unkind. And even this is hard to make people understand at once as this concept seems vague if you won’t be clear with your standing base. Direct communication with comprehension is the most suggested way to speak with others. There’s no perfect.

Address boundary violation early.

We often ignore the small misunderstanding thinking it is easier to manage and will look after later on. But this small problem within no time can make you in doubtful condition. Don’t wait for someone to violate your boundary multiple times. Because they won’t understand themselves until and unless you won’t talk with them. Neither it’s fair to assume nor it’s fair to change the limit in the middle of the discussion. But it’s fair to be vocal as early as possible.

Don’t make it personal.

Setting boundaries isn’t a personal attack on any of the sides. Both should be on the safe side before hurting each other. Making things personal kills the relationship more brutally. Therefore, it’s better to have a straight discussion before hitting the prevailing mindset. Be vocal but don’t apologize unnecessarily for asking to protect your vibe.

Choose tighter boundaries initially.

This is the substantial one. If you are setting your permissible line, start with the tighter boundaries as it is harder to loosen up tight boundaries than to tighten the loose boundaries. People often make this mistake though this is very common if we contemplate it.

For example, On the first day of office, you try to fit in by making a good impression. And exploring and extending yourself entirely. That may not go well with you in the coming days which shows the difficulty to limit the extended portion of you. As your colleague starts expecting the first-day impression the whole time. In short, it’s better to be rigid and strict with the boundary in the first place. So, that people won’t easily try to violate it.

Finally setting boundaries is tough. And, it’s tougher to respect the boundaries that others have set for themselves. This goes for everyone around you from family to friends to colleagues to partners as respecting someone else wall of happiness is a two-way street.

Often the set and imparted boundaries are crossed in the family. No matter how much you explain. They tend to not understand the line. And, that is OK as there’s a lot of factors like the generation gap that are making the gap.

And in this situation, your action and behavior speak more than being vocal about what the boundary is. Start behaving in such a manner that makes sense to them because the boundary is important for YOU with respect. 

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