Personal Bill of Rights
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Personal Bill of Rights
PERSONAL BILL OF RIGHTS

1. I have the right to ask for what I want.
2. I have the right to say no to requests or demands I can’t meet.
3. I have the right to express all of my feelings, positive or negative.
4. I have the right to change my mind.
5. I have the right to make mistakes and not have to be perfect.
6. I have the right to follow my own values and standards.
7. I have the right to say no to anything when I feel I am not ready, it is unsafe, or it violates my values.
8. I have the right to determine my own priorities.
9. I have the right not to be responsible for other’s behaviours, actions, feelings or problems.
10. I have the right to expect honesty from others.
11. I have the right to be angry at someone I love.
12. I have the right to be uniquely myself.
13. I have the right to feel scared and say “I am afraid.”
14. I have the right to say “I don’t know.”
15. I have the right not to give excuses or reasons for my behaviour.
16. I have the right to make decisions based on my feelings.
17. I have the right to my own needs for personal space and time.
18. I have the right to be playful and frivolous.
19. I have the right to be healthier than those around me.
20. I have the right to be in a non-abusive environment.
21. I have the right to make friends and be comfortable around people.
22. I have the right to change and grow.
23. I have the right to have my needs and wants respected by others.
24. I have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
25. I have the right to be happy.
From the Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
"You may not remember what someone says or does, but you will never forget how they made you feel" Mac Anderson.
07-08-2012, 01:18 PM
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RE: Personal Bill of Rights
Reading this helps me sometimes so I thought I would share it with everyone and maybe it will help you also!
"You may not remember what someone says or does, but you will never forget how they made you feel" Mac Anderson.
07-08-2012, 01:19 PM
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Friendship/Support  RE: Personal Bill of Rights
Thanks, TW. Some of us are having a hard time with related issues, and it helps us to see this.

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07-08-2012, 07:00 PM
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RE: Personal Bill of Rights
I am so glad it is helpful to you..........hope things will get better soon for you.
TW
"You may not remember what someone says or does, but you will never forget how they made you feel" Mac Anderson.
07-08-2012, 07:09 PM
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Just talking  RE: Personal Bill of Rights
Thanks, TW. We made a call to a friend, a former co-worker who knows that we're multiple. We'll have a chance to talk to her later this afternoon.

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07-09-2012, 02:26 PM
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(07-08-2012, 01:18 PM)Tangled Web Wrote: PERSONAL BILL OF RIGHTS

1. I have the right to ask for what I want.
2. I have the right to say no to requests or demands I can’t meet.
3. I have the right to express all of my feelings, positive or negative.
4. I have the right to change my mind.
5. I have the right to make mistakes and not have to be perfect.
6. I have the right to follow my own values and standards.
7. I have the right to say no to anything when I feel I am not ready, it is unsafe, or it violates my values.
8. I have the right to determine my own priorities.
9. I have the right not to be responsible for other’s behaviours, actions, feelings or problems.
10. I have the right to expect honesty from others.
11. I have the right to be angry at someone I love.
12. I have the right to be uniquely myself.
13. I have the right to feel scared and say “I am afraid.”
14. I have the right to say “I don’t know.”
15. I have the right not to give excuses or reasons for my behaviour.
16. I have the right to make decisions based on my feelings.
17. I have the right to my own needs for personal space and time.
18. I have the right to be playful and frivolous.
19. I have the right to be healthier than those around me.
20. I have the right to be in a non-abusive environment.
21. I have the right to make friends and be comfortable around people.
22. I have the right to change and grow.
23. I have the right to have my needs and wants respected by others.
24. I have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
25. I have the right to be happy.
From the Anxiety and Phobia Workbook

A big ThumU Thanks.
07-14-2012, 01:10 PM
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