Setting Boundaries

This is what I will do. This is what I won't do.

I will not take this kind of behavior anymore.

I'm not responsible for his (her) happiness.

I refuse to be manipulated.

I'm sorry, I wish I could help you, but I can't.

Why did you say that to me? Do you know how I feel when you
say things like that?

I don't want to talk about this.

I want to talk about this.

I'm not responsible for fixing the problem.

I'm not responsible for making others happy.

He/she needs to be responsible for themselves.

I can make my own decisions.

I will let others make their own decisions.

I feel angry...lonely...guilty...driven...afraid.

I can respond calmly.

I can say yes.

I can say no.

I am loved, forgiven, and accepted by God through Christ Jesus
my Savior

Booklist (includes titles of books on spiritual and emotional abuse)