January 6th, 2014 | Add a Comment
Boundaries mark the healthy space we put in between ourselves and other people in normal daily social interaction. We share an understanding of our boundaries with other people we encounter by giving them verbal, nonverbal and visual cues. Shared and communicated boundaries enable us all to feel comfortable within the definitions of our particular relationships.
People who do not learn to set, share and express boundaries often have problems with other people overstepping, taking advantage and literally walking all over them. People who are reluctant or reticent to set their own boundaries often invite into their lives just the kinds of people who can be invasive, inappropriate and even abusive. It is good to be a door-opener, but not a door mat!
Some people are challenged by being unable to detect social … Read entire article »
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January 6th, 2014 | Add a Comment
A clean and sober alcoholic reaches out to save a homeless alcoholic who later breaks into his house, attempts to rob him, and ends up stabbing him to death…
A long time trusted church bookkeeper is found to be stealing hundreds of thousands from the church that trusted her….
A “benevolent” man approaches a homeless mom and her children begging for money outside of a department store. The man befriends the family, takes them inside the store, buys them all kinds of things they need, and wins their trust. During shopping spree he offers to run out for some burgers for the whole family. The naïve and innocent daughter offers to go with him and the desperate mom has a moment of ill-fated trust. The child is later found dead, the registered … Read entire article »
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