What are Limiting Core Beliefs?

Limiting core beliefs are false beliefs that we hold about ourselves, others, or the world around us that limit our potential and prevent us from achieving our goals.

These beliefs are often formed in childhood and can be unconscious or subconscious. They can be about anything from our abilities, to our worth, to our relationships with others.

Limiting core beliefs can be harmful to our mental health and well-being. They can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

However, it is possible to overcome these beliefs by identifying them and challenging their validity.

If you would like more information on how to identify and overcome limiting core beliefs, please contact me using my Get in Touch page https://www.dragonflytherapy.co.za/contact/.

Setting Relationship Boundaries

Setting boundaries in a relationship is an important step towards maintaining healthy and balanced interactions with your partner. Here are some tips on how to set boundaries in a relationship:

Know what you want: Before setting boundaries, it’s important to know what you want in a relationship.

Communicate your needs: Talk to your partner about your needs and what you expect from the relationship.

Enforce boundaries: Once you have set your boundaries, it’s important to enforce them and make sure they are respected.

Respond appropriately: If your partner sets a boundary, it’s important to respond appropriately and respect their wishes.

Healthy boundaries serve to encourage autonomy, set expectations, empower you, ensure your comfort, clarify responsibilities, and separate your wants, needs, thoughts, and feelings from those of others.By setting and maintaining healthy boundaries, you can strengthen your relationship and improve your overall well-being.

Boundaries are crucial in relationships for several reasons:

Encourage Autonomy: They encourage autonomy and reduce codependent habits.
Set Expectations: Boundaries set expectations when interacting with others.

Empowerment and Self-Respect: They give you a sense of empowerment and self-respect.

Comfort: Boundaries ensure your physical and emotional comfort.

Clarify Responsibilities: They clarify individual responsibilities in a relationship.

Separate Wants, Needs, and Desires: Boundaries separate your wants, needs, and desires from those of others.

Control Over Emotional and Physical Space: Healthy boundaries can offer a sense of control over your emotional and physical space and time.

Develop Independence: By learning how to set and maintain boundaries, you can develop independence.

Healthy, Positive Connections: Boundaries help you engage in healthy, positive connections with others.

In essence, boundaries are rules you set for your body, emotions, time, belongings, and relationships. They are not rules about how someone else “should” act or conduct their life. For example, saying “no” to hanging out with friends or refusing to converse until someone stops yelling are examples of setting boundaries.