Boundary of the Day: December 2
Boundary of the Day: Avoid Guilt-Tripping and Manipulation (Including Gaslighting)
Purpose:
Protect your emotional and mental space by recognizing manipulative tactics and responding in a way that preserves your boundaries.
1. Recognize Manipulative Tactics
  • Guilt-Tripping: Makes you feel responsible for their feelings or actions.
  • Gaslighting: Makes you doubt your perception of reality.
2. Set Your Internal Boundaries
  • Remind yourself: Their manipulation is about control, not truth.
  • Your perception and feelings are valid.
  • You do not need to justify your boundaries or decisions.
3. Respond Strategically
  • Keep responses short, factual, and unemotional.
  • Avoid debates about your memory, motives, or feelings.
  • Examples of boundary responses:
4. Protect Your Energy
  • Pause before responding to manipulative messages.
  • Use “read later” or delayed replies to avoid reacting.
  • Block or mute if manipulation is persistent.
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Megan Van Massenhoven
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