Family Boundaries: Journal Prompt 8

Expect that setting boundaries will include repeating yourself.

Family Boundaries: Journal Prompt 7

When you set boundaries with family, consider their capabilities.

If you make changes or set boundaries, who will not like it?

Setting boundaries with family can be an emotional experience, similar to grief.

Family can be complicated and messy. Chances are, if you are working on family boundaries you might need a new strategy for spending time together.

Boundaries are about understanding your limits and capabilities of control.

One boundary you might come to utilize is recognizing and resisting manipulation. Manipulation: making a person feel bad in order to do something.

With family there can be an expectation that you tolerate behavior you would not otherwise.

Respect the communication of your body. If you listen, your body will tell you how to manage your energy.

Perhaps you are on the other side of energy management, you have no trouble conserving and protecting your energy, but rather in expending energy.