WHY BOUNDARIES ARE HARD
Have you ever wondered why boundaries seem so hard to keep up with? It is often hard to communicate your boundaries and put your foot down about something that you strongly believe in, but usually, they are very necessary.
Here are three reasons why boundaries are hard:
FOMO
Perfectionism
Social Conditioning
FOMO (fear of missing out) is a big reason why people have a very hard time setting boundaries because missing out on something is often more of a loss than putting up with something that you are tired of.
If someone is a perfectionist, change can be very scary, and setting a boundary will be pushed to the back burner. We often define ourselves based on what we are doing for other people.
People who are socially conditioned to nurture and tend to others' emotions often have a hard time with boundaries.
Because boundaries are usually harder on the receiving end, the person setting the boundaries would rather eat the stress rather than make the other person upset. Setting a boundary can often feel like you are disturbing the peace, but without them, your own peace is disrupted,
activating stress, creating room to be misused, and over time you can lose the person you may know yourself to be.
