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Home > Resources > Essays > Signs of Unhealthy Limits and Boundaries

SIGNS OF UNHEALTHY LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES

  • Telling all


  • Talking at an intimate level on the first meeting


  • Falling in love with a new acquaintance


  • Falling in love with anyone who reaches out


  • Being overwhelmed by a person - preoccupied


  • Acting on first sexual impulse


  • Being sexual for partner, not self


  • Going against personal values or rights to please others


  • Not noticing when someone else displays inappropriate boundaries


  • Not noticing when someone invades your boundaries


  • Accepting food, gifts, touch, sex that you don't want


  • Touching a person without asking


  • Taking as much as you can get for the sake of getting


  • Giving as much as you can give for the sake of giving


  • Allowing someone to take as much as they can from you


  • Letting others direct your life


  • Letting others describe your reality


  • Letting others define you


  • Believing others can anticipate your needs


  • Expecting others to fill your needs automatically


  • Falling apart so someone will take care of you


  • Self abuse


  • Sexual and physical abuse


  • Drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse


  • Food abuse