I found the best document online detailing signs of unhealthy boundaries and other related information. This will likely be a 2-3 part post.
SIGNS of UNHEALTHY BOUNDARIES
1. Telling all
2. Talking at an intimate level at the first meeting
3. Falling in love with a new acquaintance
4. Falling in love with anyone who reaches out to you
5. Being overwhelmed by a person – preoccupied
6. Acting on the first sexual impulse
7. Being sexual for your partner, not for yourself.
8. Going against personal values or rights just to please others
9. Not noticing when someone else displays inappropriate boundaries
10. Not noticing when someone invades your boundaries
11. Accepting food, gifts, touch, or sex that you don’t really want
12. Touching a person without asking
13. Taking as much as you can get for the sake of “getting”
14. Giving as much as you can give for the sake of giving
15. Allowing someone to take as much as they can from you
16. Letting others direct your life
17. Letting others describe your reality
18. Letting others define you
19. Believing others can anticipate your needs
20. Expecting others to fill your needs automatically
21. Falling apart so someone will take care of you
22. Self-abuse
23. Sexual and physical abuse
24. Food and chemical abuse
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