“If you fear that defending your boundaries is being controlling, don't worry. There is a difference between being controlling and having boundaries.… — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
“If you fear that defending your boundaries is being controlling, don't worry. There is a difference between being controlling and having boundaries. Controlling people… — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
“If we're highly empathetic and emotionally sensitive we're at greater risk of becoming involved with a manipulator.” — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
“Abuse can take many forms. It always involves a boundary violation, although every boundary violation is not necessarily abuse.” — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
“Many of us find it hard to set boundaries and defend them because we fear doing so will cause rejection or abandonment. We may… — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
“Beware of relationships that substitute intensity for emotional intimacy.” — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
“Selfishness is self-absorption, self-seeking behaviour that either disregards the rights and needs of others or tramples them deliberately in favour of personal gain.” — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
“Boundaries protect the things that are of value to you. They keep you in alignment with what you have decided you want in life.… — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
