How to Respect Someone's Boundaries

How to Respect Someone's Boundaries. Respecting someone else's boundaries is a skill we learn with practice.

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[adolfosilva]

Ever noticed that videos like this are rare? It's always about how others screw us over never about us causing pain to others.

[lazarorivera]

I don’t respect people sometimes but I want to change. I just want to say thank you for this video. Growing up, I lived in a house where we didn’t respect boundary. So thank you for the lesson.

[ditsaroy]

I needed this 🙂! I don't want to hurt the person i love . I genuinely want to change . I hope there is still some time to repair myself before i lose everything

[kennyedmund]

Thank you so much for this, Ryan. I’ve struggled so much on how to learn to respect boundaries when they are set. I love especially how you differentiated between the boundary, itself, and punishment. This was very helpful.

[Chelzebelles]

Awesome! Thank you! I am trying to help a few people learn this skill, yet I was only able to find defensive videos to protect ones own boundaries. I wish more people would understand that most self-centered individuals aren't the devil, but hurt people that were never taught about respect. The trend of demonizing that behavior seems to only be making matters worse... I truly, truly appreciate your objective yet gentle approach.

[ivanafloyde]

Ryan thank you so much. I didn't realize but for years that I was violating my sister and her boundaries. this habit came from my family who I felt always violated my own boundaries. Soo I got used to it and then thought it was normal and subconsciously started violating hers. This is the second time she confronted me and this video has provided me so much understanding and I feel like crying because I didn't realize I was hurting so very very so much. Thank You so much for those who read this. My sister was a teenage mom and got her own place. I thought I was okay on boundaries but my family situation has gotten really sour and it brought us closer in many ways but in that closeness. I forgot my rules on maintaining boundaries and respecting others boundaries. This was so helpful. It takes 90 days to create a good habit and 30 to get rid of one. Wish me luck.

[hisheather]

I think you did a lovely job of breaking this down and making it more understandable. Like you said, for some of us who grew up without boundaries the concept can be difficult to grasp.

[nicholas.k.mcnabb]

Thank you. I've struggled respecting people's boundaries when they set them and its something im more aware of after the consequences have occurred. Ill probably be returning to this video for a while till it becomes second nature to me.

[shanbanana]

This was really helpful. I realize that lack of healthy boundary development from childhood definitely makes it difficult to set boundaries AND respect other people’s boundaries. Thank you for sharing!

[samuelgarciaperez]

Went on the best date of my life, she said I was amazing, I’m great to talk to, but I don’t respect boundaries, this feels like the biggest ball I’ve ever dropped. And looking back, this is more than likely why I lost a lot of relationships both dating and friends

[marcosdasilva]

I just discovered how important is to set up self boundaries. Thank you.

[goodhopeministries]

Hi Ryan. So much about setting boundaries, but not about respecting someone else's. Thanks!

[kirstenwilliams]

Hi Ryan, I have just started trying to set my own boundaries and communicate them effectively and as you said in a neutral not controlling way, but I love that you have shed light about the other side to that - other people’s boundaries. There are many videos about how to set boundaries, but not as many about respecting other’s boundaries so thank you for this :)

[thegamephilosopher]

I mean I never learned boundaries for multiple reasons.

One being that I do have mild autism which already puts a challenge.

Second is that no one seemed to ever respect my boundaries growing up.

But anyway, this is useful and I hope to no longer sabotage relationships.

And you're not even advising that pay attention to body language advice. Some people can't do that. Its an achilles heel of people like me.

[Forestpmiriashesn]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m trying to work on this area in this my life. I love your advice!

[ryanliberty]

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[cking]

Thank you so much for this. I teach Adult Education and several of my learners have intellectual disabilities. Learning boundaries is really tough for a lot of these folks. I am putting a lesson together for this purpose, and plan to use your video as part of it. I'll let you know how it turns out!

[ibrahimylmaz]

thanks for taking the time to help and teach alienated people. i only wish we had more people like you.

[ad]

This is a good video. Keep them coming.

[pave]

Thank, you so much for this video. It really helped me a lot :)