Boundary-Setting Questions
For the people-pleasers, the over-givers, the ones who say yes and mean no. Honest questions about where you end and others begin.
The Questions
Warm Up
- What is something you have said yes to lately that you wanted to say no to?
- How do you feel when someone cancels plans on you, honestly?
- What is one thing that drains your energy fast?
- What is one boundary you are proud of keeping?
- Are you more likely to over-explain or go quiet when you say no?
- What is a boundary someone set with you that you respected?
- How much texting is too much for you?
- Do you have a phone boundary at night? What is it?
- How much alone time do you need in a week?
- What is a boundary you wish more people had?
Get Real
- What did you learn growing up about saying no?
- Who is the hardest person in your life to set a boundary with?
- What does it feel like in your body when a boundary is being crossed?
- What is a boundary you need but keep putting off?
- What is the difference between a boundary and a wall for you?
- What boundary do you need with yourself?
- How do you respond when someone pushes back on your no?
- What relationship got better after you set a boundary?
- What does guilt feel like for you after saying no?
- Who taught you that your needs matter, or that they do not?
Go Deep
- What are you afraid will happen if you hold your ground?
- Where do you abandon yourself to keep the peace?
- Who in your life respects your boundaries without making you fight for it?
- What would change if you stopped feeling guilty for protecting your peace?
- What boundary would your future self thank you for setting today?
- What are you tolerating right now that you know you should not?
- What would it cost you to keep saying yes?
- Where did you learn that keeping the peace was your job?
- What relationship might change if you held this boundary?
- What does protecting your peace look like without guilt?