If you’re feeling attacked or that your boundaries are being crossed:
- Try to remain calm (your head falls of when you go into fight or flight)
- Take 5 deep breaths immediately
- Assess the situation – have body and mind awareness
- If they’ve asked something of you, tell them “I’ll think about it” – Stay true to yourself – only do what you feel is right for you but obviously thinking of the other person as well
- Write down the event once it’s over to then dissect the situation in your journal that night
- write down a brief summary of the scenario
- who you were with
- how you felt – what was happening in your mind and body at the time
- what was happening before the event
- what you did to calm yourself
- what you would change/do differently for the next encounter with someone with the same personality