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Having a
healthy sense of self - knowing and accepting your own
thoughts, feelings, needs, wants and rights.
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Taking
responsibility for your own feelings, thoughts, needs, wants
and rights.
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Being
able to verbalise your thoughts and feelings.
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Having
the ability to ask for what you need.
Ø
Being
able to freely accept compliments.
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Being
able to give compliments (without strings attached).
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Appreciating other’s good fortune without feeling jealous of
them.
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Feeling
free to say “no” when appropriate.
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Saying
“yes” only when you mean it.
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Recognising your choices and exercising them.
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Treating
yourself (your thoughts, feelings, needs and wants) with
respect.
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Expecting
others to treat you (your thoughts feeling, needs and
rights) with respect.
Ø
Being
able to deal with criticism (decide whether it is
appropriate or not and act accordingly).
Ø
Not
allowing others to violate you – physically, emotionally,
verbally, sexually - or in any other way.
Ø
Responding appropriately to those who would attempt to
violate or abuse you.
Ø
Treating
others (their thoughts, feelings, needs and rights) with
respect.
Ø
Not
rescuing others from the consequences of their actions.
Ø
Not
attempting to manipulate or control others.
Ø
Not
allowing others to manipulate or control you.
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Being
open to learning, change and personal growth.
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