Class 9 | Boundaries and Emotional wellness

Choose all right options.

Personal boundaries are useful in-

• Safeguarding our personal space

• Respecting our needs

• Staying in a bubble

• Feeling comfortable

Healthy personal boundaries is NOT-

• Separating your needs from the needs of others

• Mutual respect

• Inability to refuse, in fear of rejection

• Trust in relationships

"No trespassing" is an example of-

• Rigid boundaries

• Healthy boundaries

• Blurry boundaries

• Unhealthy boundaries

Feeling guilty about keeping distance from someone is a sign that we respect our needs.

• True

• False

Nikhat is curious about where Sanjana has been going every day after class and has been nagging Sanjana to tell her about it, despite Sanjana clearly mentioning that she doesn't want to talk about it.

Choose the appropriate option.

• Nikhat has a right to know.

• Nikhat is overstepping Sanjana's boundaries

• Sanjana should have been more secretive.

Prashant accidentally carries his journal to school instead of the almanac, which are about the same shape and size. His friend finds out and gets curious about what he writes in his journal, which is quite natural. How can Prashant's friend respect his boundaries?

• Make fun of Prashant but not read his journal

• Neither make fun of Prashant, nor read his journal

• Make fun of Prashant and read his journal

• Make fun of Prashant and tell his other friends

Monali and Vijay accidentally bump into each other. Both of them feel awkward when their friends start teasing them about it.

Choose all appropriate options.

• Monali and Vijay can check in with each other if they're alright

• Their friends overstepped their boundaries

• Monali and Vijay should have respected each other's boundaries and maintained more distance.

Annette is known to post screenshots of DMs on her stories. Sometimes they are nameless, other times they are with names visible. Varsha stops responding to Annette's DMs because she doesn't want her conversations to be made public.

Choose all appropriate options.

• Varsha is being paranoid.

• Varsha should check if Annette has people's permissions to make their DMs public.

• Varsha is setting boundaries

• Varsha should lecture Annette about it.

Geet doesn't like to spend time with Manju's friends. She thinks Manju acts weird around them. But Geet knows Manju will get hurt if she tells her about it. What do you think Geet should not do?

• Geet could draw boundaries

• Geet could prioritize herself over Manju

• Geet could ask Manju why she acts weird

• Geet could mention this to Manju politely

Imagine if there were no social rules around boundaries and personal space for a day and everyone did what they think is right. How would this day be different from a normal day?