{"id":6788,"date":"2023-10-06T20:07:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/?p=6788"},"modified":"2023-10-09T22:27:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T22:27:40","slug":"setting-healthy-boundaries-during-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/blog\/setting-healthy-boundaries-during-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Healthy Boundaries During Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Setting boundaries is something we all struggle with from time to time. Often times it’s to spare the feelings of someone we care about or the situation is too much to want to deal with directly so we just let it keep going on instead. Everyone deserves an environment they feel comfortable calling a safe space. Somewhere they’re able to be themselves without concern for judgement or negative repercussions.<\/p>\n

Having these boundaries is what makes relationships with others possible while maintaining a\u00a0healthy and safe dynamic<\/a>. The boundaries protect our physical and mental self by keeping intrusive individuals from planting themselves where they don’t belong.<\/p>\n

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Boundaries Are Even More Important During Recovery<\/h2>\n

One of the reasons an individual may find it hard to\u00a0set boundaries<\/a>\u00a0is due to poor self-image leading to constantly seeking the approval of others. Saying ‘yes’ to everything isn’t a healthy route to take as not every opportunity is a positive one. When boundaries are set and maintained, relationships that remain will be more positive and actually help to build up that self-confidence.<\/p>\n

Part of the addiction recovery process is working to create a better self-image that the individual wants to strive for and focus on attaining. Given how important a sense of self-worth is during recovery, it’s easy to see why boundaries carry such weight.<\/p>\n

Recovering Users Are at Higher Risk<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0environment<\/a>\u00a0an individual grows up in can dictate how they approach and set boundaries later on in life. Children that grow up with little to no interaction from their parents will struggle with building and maintaining healthy relationships having no example to go off of. Many users start experimenting with drugs and alcohol during this period as well due to lack of supervision and guidance.<\/p>\n

Parents who take the opposite approach and are too strict will have the opposite effect. When a child’s life is heavily dictated, they become dependent on the wants and needs of others for their personal direction regarding what to do. Unfortunately this leads to heavily codependent relationships where manipulation is the primary force in what keeps the relationship going.<\/p>\n

Healthy Vs. Unhealthy Boundaries<\/h2>\n

Creating boundaries is much like drawing a line in the sand. They don’t physically stop people from coming into your life. Rather they show you who actually respects your wishes and who brushes them aside. When support is what one surrounds themselves with, self-respect soon follows thanks to proper friends and family leading by example. Healthy boundaries allow for self-expression and being true to yourself, even if it isn’t what others what you to do.<\/p>\n

Unhealthy boundaries are just the opposite, a complete lack of self-respect. Making impulsive decisions that have a negative impact personally and in relationships is one that recovering users have trouble with as it’s the same driving force for impulsive substance use. Make sure that you aren’t:<\/p>\n