Boundaries Quotes

“Our emotional needs include: The need to be acknowledged. The need to be accepted. The need to be listened to. The need to be understood. The need to be loved. The need to be appreciated. The need to be respected. The need to be valued. The need to feel worthy. The need to be trusted. The need to feel capable and competent. The need to feel clear (not confused). The need to be supported. The need to be safe, both physically and emotionally.”
― A.B. Admin, Boundaries: Loving Again After a Pathological Relationship

“you are the one who needs to have your own best interest at heart.”
― A.B. Admin, Boundaries: Loving Again After a Pathological Relationship

“Abuse usually begins insidiously and worsens as a relationship progresses. Abusers gradually wear down their victim’s boundaries, and as a result the victim tolerates violations they never would have before.”
― A.B. Admin, Boundaries: Loving Again After a Pathological Relationship

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
― A.B. Admin, Boundaries: Loving Again After a Pathological Relationship

“Assertiveness is communicating in a direct and honest way. That's all it is. • Boundaries communicate what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior from others. That's all they are.”
― A.B. Admin, Boundaries: Loving Again After a Pathological Relationship

“If we're afraid to have boundaries, it means we care more about what others think of us than what we think about ourselves. In doing so we lose respect for ourselves, and our self-esteem suffers. Others lose respect for us, too.”
― A.B. Admin, Boundaries: Loving Again After a Pathological Relationship