Human Rights and Mental Health
Boundaries: Four Levels and Four Circumstances In the article I published earlier this week on physical boundaries, I went into great detail about the four levels (avoid, ask, tell, and demand) and four circumstances (public, work, and school, friends, and family, and intimate relationships) in which we set boundaries. You …
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What is Gaslighting? Gaslighting describes a set of behaviors by people and organizations that cause someone who interacts with them to question their own information, feelings, thoughts, and body sensations. It is usually part of a pattern of abuse. Gaslighting helps abusive people and organizations control their victims by causing …
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Let’s Start By Defining Boundaries: Prentis Hemphill defines boundaries like this: “Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” Of all the definitions of interpersonal boundaries I’ve seen, I love theirs the best. Wikipedia provides an expanded definition that covers much of what I’m covering …