Boundaries & Empaths

The behaviour in the humorous (at least it is really funny if you forget for a moment that this really happens), will not happen with a true Empath.

An Empath FEELS deeply what another feels and often anticipates what they want or need. But never would act in an obtrusive way as shown in this video. An Empath understands Boundaries.

OK – let’s watch this short video.

What are Personal Boundaries?

According to Wikipedia:

“Personal boundaries ae guidelines, rules or limits that a person creates to identify reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other people to behave towards them and how they will respond when someone passes those limits.”

Why are Boundaries Important?

Healthy respect for boundaries avoids hurt feelings in all types of relationships. 

Haven’t we all at times felt wronged and sometimes violated when someone has crossed our boundary? We often believe someone should “know” they crossed a boundary even if it was never discussed.

Setting up Boundaries

When you know your boundaries and sense the boundaries of others, or even have discussed them prior to a situation; you create a win/win experience for both parties.

Think back to a time when you felt violated in some small way. Did you say or think…. What the hell were you thinking? You should have known. How could you not know that would hurt me?

Think back to a time when you may have overstepped your bounds and intruded on someone else’s space. How did they react? What did they say?

As mentioned previously a true Empath will almost never cross someone else’s boundaries.

However, they are notorious for letting others cross theirs.

Why you might ask?

Stay tuned for the next post where we will go into detail on setting up your boundaries and how to ‘enforce’ them.

In the meantime, if you missed it – check out the quiz on Empaths.

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