Comments on: 10 Ways (and Reasons) to Create Personal Boundaries http://www.snobs.com.au/2009/11/17/10-ways-and-reasons-to-create-personal-boundaries/ Social Network For Opportunistic Businesswomen Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:27:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sian http://www.snobs.com.au/2009/11/17/10-ways-and-reasons-to-create-personal-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Sian Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:55:52 +0000 http://www.snobs.com.au/?p=4523#comment-1766 This is a great article, and a great time for it to come into my inbox. At the moment, #6 is something I really needed to hear! One of my friends is suffering from depression and while I very much want to be supportive, a lot of the time her negativity is focussed on people around her. She makes accusations that we aren't focussing on her enough, that we're allowing her to be victimised by others, and that we're selfish for choosing our own friendships if they conflict with her own. After a while it's hard not to take this personally, and even though I keep telling myself she can't help it - I have to pull away for my own sanity! I'm going to practise #1, #4, #5, #7, #8 and #9, before I'm the one who goes mad. Thanks SNOBs. Great timing! This is a great article, and a great time for it to come into my inbox. At the moment, #6 is something I really needed to hear!

One of my friends is suffering from depression and while I very much want to be supportive, a lot of the time her negativity is focussed on people around her.

She makes accusations that we aren’t focussing on her enough, that we’re allowing her to be victimised by others, and that we’re selfish for choosing our own friendships if they conflict with her own.

After a while it’s hard not to take this personally, and even though I keep telling myself she can’t help it – I have to pull away for my own sanity!

I’m going to practise #1, #4, #5, #7, #8 and #9, before I’m the one who goes mad.

Thanks SNOBs. Great timing!

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