Rights

I have a right to be in a non-abusive environment
 
I can be healthier than those around me
 
I have a right to follow my own values and standards
 
I have a right to recognize and accept my own value system
 
I have a right to say “no” to anything when I feel I am not ready, or if it feels unsafe or if it violates my values
 
I have a right to change my mind at any time
 
I have a right to dignity and respect
 
I have a right to stability and stable, healthy relationships of my choice
 
I have the right to my own personal space and time needs
 
I have a right to make decisions
 
I have a right to determine and honor my own priorities
 
I have a right to have my needs and wants respected by others
 
I have the right to terminate conversations with people when I feel put down and humiliated
 
I have the right not to be responsible for the behavior of others, their actions, their feelings and their problems
 
I have the right to make mistakes and not to be perfect
 
I have the right to all of my feelings
 
I have the right to be angry at someone I love
 
I have the right to be open to improve communication skills so that I may be understood
 
I have numerous choices in my life beyond mere survival
 
I have the right to expect honesty from others
 
I have a right to discover and know my child within
 
I have a right to grieve over what I did not get that I needed or what I got that I did not need or want
 
I have the right to be uniquely me, without feeling I’m not good enough
 
I have a right to feel scared and to say, “I’m afraid”
 
I have the right to experience and then let go of fear, guilt and shame
 
I have a right to make decisions based on my feelings, my judgment or any reason that I choose
 
I have the right to be happy
 
There is no need to smile when I cry
 
It is OK to be relaxed, playful and frivolous
 
I have the right to be flexible and comfortable doing so
 
I have the right to change and grow
 
I have the right to make friends and be comfortable around people
 
I can take care of myself no matter what
 
I have the right to grieve over actual or threatened losses
 
I have the right to trust others who earn my trust
 
I have the right to forgive others and forgive myself
 
I have the right to give and to receive unconditional love