Out of the Storm

Treatment & Self-Help => Self-Help & Recovery => Successes, Progress? => Topic started by: Blueberry on August 28, 2018, 03:50:21 PM

Title: Reiterating my boundary
Post by: Blueberry on August 28, 2018, 03:50:21 PM
Today I made progress in calmly stating my boundary and then sticking to it. Just repeating "Yes, it was nice of you to want to help me, but please don't in future, please leave that area to me, it is mine." I didn't allow myself to be side-tracked by this person's justifications about why she was doing work in my part of the garden, why she thought it was somebody else's (not mine) :blahblahblah: :blahblahblah: :blahblahblah:

I ended the conversation by leaving, as the person was trying to dump her concerns about the landlords on to me and wasn't taking my suggestion that she speak to ll herself on board. She wanted me to do the work.  :no: uh, uh.You gotta do it yourself.

:cheer:
Title: Re: Reiterating my boundary
Post by: Hope67 on August 28, 2018, 03:52:29 PM
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Well done Blueberry - that is great!
Hope  :)
Title: Re: Reiterating my boundary
Post by: Kizzie on August 28, 2018, 06:00:07 PM
Awesome BB, you go girl  :thumbup:     :applause:     :cheer:   Life is so much better with boundaries  :yes:
Title: Re: Reiterating my boundary
Post by: Blueberry on August 28, 2018, 08:43:00 PM
Thanks everybody  :boogie: :sunny: :)

It occurred to me a few hours later that a long, long time ago a counsellor told me that you can set a boundary without raising your voice, showing anger etc. Of course with my FOO and background, I was like  :blink: :blink:  :blink:
But now I'm doing it.  ;D
Title: Re: Reiterating my boundary
Post by: Kizzie on August 29, 2018, 05:46:07 PM
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Title: Re: Reiterating my boundary
Post by: Three Roses on August 29, 2018, 06:34:55 PM
QuoteShe wanted me to do the work.  :no: uh, uh.You gotta do it yourself.

:applause: :applause: love it!
Title: Re: Reiterating my boundary
Post by: alliematt on August 30, 2018, 01:16:40 PM
 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
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