I care for someone with a serious mental illness.
Sometimes the illness “gets in the way.”
What are appropriate boundaries, and how do I set them?
- Discuss how you hope to treat others and how you expect to be treated.
- Agree on a format for solution when these expectations are not met.
- Plan and stick to individual, separate activities as well as “together time.”
- Respect one another’s privacy and clearly establish times or topics that are off limits.
- Do not tolerate self injury, violence or abuse of any kind.
If they occur, seek help or tell someone immediately.
- Safety is a top priority. If you question anyone’s safety, get help. Call a responsible adult or dial 911.
- Expect that your relationship will be kind, supportive and loving. Always work toward that goal.
This entry was posted
on Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 4:03 am and is filed under Family, Mental Health, Wisdom.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
