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STOP "Healthy Boundaries"

9 Oct 2023 · 0 min

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A short spoken segment from Amber Hollingsworth (YouTube video "STOP 'Healthy Boundaries'") arguing that many people with addictions experience punishments framed as "healthy boundaries." The speaker prompts listeners to examine whether actions like "you can't come back home until X" are genuine boundaries or punitive measures, suggesting the need for reflection on intent and effectiveness.

A lot of what I've seen lately when I've worked with people who have addictions is they're getting a lot of punishments. And those punishments are usually disguised as healthy boundaries, but they're really punishments. If it's like, I'm not going, you can't come back home until X, Y, or Z. You got to ask yourself, is that really a healthy boundary? It could be. Or are you doing that as a punishment?