A quick reminder for all empaths – you still don’t owe these things to your family and friends.
Being a good family member or a friend still doesn’t mean that they can behave in any way they like.
I’ve created a list to remind you about setting healthy boundaries.
Don’t forget that you don’t owe these things to anyone:
- Unlimited access to your time. ⏰ Remind yourself that you don’t always have to be available for everyone who needs something from you.
- Forgiveness without accountability. Yes, it is good to forgive because everyone makes mistakes, but you don’t have to forgive if there is no accountability for their actions.
3. Stop making excuses for their harmful behavior. Despite the fact that you can still understand why someone did something, remind yourself that it is not your duty to fix everyone.
4. Putting their comfort first. Every relationship requires compromises, but if you find yourself sacrificing your well-being due to their comfort often, that’s a red flag.
5. Healthy patterns. You don’t have to agree with their unhealthy patterns.
6. Silent treatment. You don’t have to endure a punishment of a silent treatment when something goes wrong just because that person isn’t mature enough to talk like an adult.
7. All that emotional labor. If you feel like you’re always having a lot of emotional labor to do just to keep the peace, that’s an alarming sign that a relationship isn’t healthy.
What else do you think we shouldn’t tolerate?
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