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What are 3 personal boundaries you can set with yourself?

Now that we’ve discussed what boundaries are and how they look for us, let’s start to wind down this week’s challenge by setting three personal boundaries with ourselves. Remember that it’s totally OK to have needs and want to express them!

Here is Mighty staffer @xokat’s boundary list:

📱Not forcing herself to respond to texts right away if she needs a break from screen time or doesn’t have the emotional bandwidth to respond. It's very likely that nothing is an emergency!

💻 Shutting down her laptop when the work day is done and not getting on it until the next day — it helps to separate work from life since she works from home.

🗓️ Not making plans on Saturdays, as tempting as it is. (She desperately needs the recovery time!)

#52SmallThings #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #CheckInWithMe #selfcare #Caregiving #Cancer #Trauma #Grief

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20 year breast cancer survivor

Having cancer was intimidating for me as I went through it primarily by myself. I hated all the male doctors touching me all over. My secret dream was that more women would go into cancer related surgery, treatments etc.

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What do you find most challenging about enforcing your boundaries? In what ways can you improve?

Once we’ve gotten over the hurdle of identifying a limit or need and setting a boundary in response to that need, what’s next?

Well, the next step is to continuously enforce that boundary in ways we feel are best. This step can definitely be challenging! Enforcing a boundary takes work. But not to fear! We are ultimately in control of our boundaries and can work on improving them any time we want.

Mighty staffer @xokat says that her biggest challenge in enforcing boundaries is her people-pleasing tendencies. Thanks to the unreliability of her health which in turn makes her feel guilty and like she has to “make it up” to others, she tends to overcompensate by allowing others to skirt what she needs. Which, at the end of the day, hurts her more than helps. But she’s working hard to center her needs and make decisions from there!

What about you?

#52SmallThings #CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #selfcare #boundaries #Caregiving #Cancer #Grief #Autism

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How has your self-care been recently?

In a perfect world, we’d all have the time, ability, and funds to prioritize self-care on a consistent, daily basis. But things, understandably, always seem to stand in the way: work, school, taking care of a house (or trying to secure more stable housing), family, and — you know where we’re going with this — fluctuating health conditions.

So let’s do a little self-care check-in. How has it been going lately? What have you been doing? (It’s never too late to start!)

🫶 P.S. You are worthy of self-love. You are worthy of the time. You are worthy of the effort. You are worthy of it all.

#MightyMinute #CheerMeOn #DistractMe #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #Caregiving #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #Cancer #Grief #Autism

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Think back to a moment when you stood up for yourself. What brought you to that point? How did you feel afterward?

Let’s start here: What even is a boundary? A boundary is a limit or barrier that separates two things from each other. When discussing our personal boundaries, we are establishing and identifying limits or needs based on something we feel is best for us.

Today’s challenge is to reflect on a time when you stood up for yourself and set a boundary. What brought you to that point? What feelings came up that influenced you to speak up? How did you feel after setting that boundary?

#52SmallThings #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #CheckInWithMe #PTSD #Trauma #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #Caregiving #Grief #Cancer #Autism

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What clarity are you seeking right now?

Clarity is a fickle thing — it’s both something we all strive for while also being an illusive concept (because we don’t always get it). Sometimes clarity can hurt, and other times it can be a true moment of beauty or simplicity. It invites an ending while also opening up a possible beginning.

We can get clarity about a lot of things: decisions we have or haven’t made, relationship dynamics, questions surrounding our health, or even what we learn about ourselves.

What “a-ha moment” are you seeking in your life right now?

#CheckInWithMe #MightyMinute #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #Grief #Autism #Caregiving #Cancer

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Overcoming

When I come to this group, it's so obvious how much strength is here. There are so many posts from people asking for help, which is a huge sign of strength, and even more comments with people showing their support and sharing life lessons that they've learned along the way. Everyone here knows that this world is full of suffering. There's nothing anyone can do about that. But you all are evidence that this world is also full of overcoming that suffering. This is evidence that you are all full of strength and the power to change yourself for the better. How many people here believe in the power of themselves? Do you have any examples of how you've demonstrated this to yourself or others?

Also, I'm so grateful for all of you and would love to get to know you all better outside of The Mighty, so if you're on Instagram, feel free to reach out at:

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

Speaking of thanks for all, I was hoping we could acknowledge everyone who comments below. I know it seems like a small gesture, but many people here have never opened up to anyone before and being open and honest with strangers can be quite scary. So, if we could show our gratitude by giving their comment a simple reply or heart, I’m sure they would really appreciate your team support. What do you say?

#MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #dissociativedisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ADHD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PTSD #Cancer #RareDisease #Disability #Autism #Diabetes #EatingDisorders #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis #Suicide #MightyTogether

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