SIGNS OF UNHEALTHY 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 right to please other.
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 for the sake of giving.
Allowing someone to take as much as they can from you.
Letting others direct your life.
Letting other 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.
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