Healthy vs unhealthy boundaries

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Healthy vs unhealthy boundaries

How do you know if a boundary is healthy…or not? It’s important to recognize that healthy boundaries help to protect and respect you; an unhealthy boundary seeks to control or harm someone else. "I need space to hang out with my friends and do things I enjoy on my own" would be a good example of a healthy boundary. But if your partner says, “I need you to stop talking to other guys/girls because you might cheat/I get jealous,” that’s not a healthy boundary; it’s a warning sign that your partner may have some trust issues and is trying to control who you hang out with. Here are some more great examples of healthy/unhealthy boundaries!

The following comparisons highlight the difference between healthy and unhealthy boundaries.

Healthy: Being your own person.

Unhealthy: Feeling incomplete without the other person.

Healthy: Accepting responsibility for your own happiness.

Unhealthy: Relying on others (especially your partner) to make you happy.

Healthy: Being able to balance separateness and togetherness.

Unhealthy: Wanting either too much or too little togetherness.

Healthy: Having meaningful friendships outside the partnership.

Unhealthy: Being unable to build and maintain close friendships with others.

Healthy: Being able to see and focus on your own, and your partner’s, good points.

Unhealthy: Always focusing on your partner’s flaws and worst qualities.

Healthy: Achieving intimacy without the use of substances.

Unhealthy: Using substances to reduce your inhibitions and achieve a false sense of intimacy.

Healthy: Communicating in a way that is open and real.

Unhealthy: Playing games; being manipulative; not being willing to listen in a non-defensive way.

Healthy: Being loyal and committed to your partner.

Unhealthy: Displaying jealousy and relationship addiction; being uncommitted to your partner.

Healthy: Respecting and accepting the ways in which you and your partner are different.

Unhealthy: Blaming and criticising your partner for having different traits and qualities from you.

Healthy: Being open and asking for what you want, in a clear and unambiguous way.

Unhealthy: Being unable to ask for what you want.

Healthy: Accepting transitions and endings.

Unhealthy: Being unable to change, let go and move on.

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About: Boundaries are simply the limits, rules or lines we set for our own personal comfort. Boundaries are a set of guidelines that are both physical and mental that are established to help protect ourselves when we are around other people and in relationships.

Having healthy boundaries is an important personal skill that will help you thrive and communicate your needs. It is vital to set limits so that others don't take advantage or manipulate you. A person with strong personal boundaries will feel comfortable in saying 'no' when they are asked to do something that they are not comfortable in doing, without feeling the need to apologise.

Everyone's boundaries are different, so once you set yours it shows others how you expect them to behave around you and vice versa.

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Half Frog Pose (Ardha Bhekasana)

What is Half Frog Pose?

Half frog pose, or ardha bhekasana in Sanskrit, is usually used to stretch the quadriceps and deep hip flexors. From a prone position, one foot is held near the buttocks while the yogi supports their uplifted torso with their other arm.

Instructions

• Lie on the belly with the forearms on the floor and parallel.

• Exhale and bend the right foot in toward the buttocks. Hold the foot with the right hand, fingers pointing forward and elbow toward the sky.

• To deepen the posture, straighten the left arm.

• Breathe while holding the pose.

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