Self-Esteem: Bill of Rights

1. I have the right to be treated fairly, gently and with respect.

2. I have the right to relax and have fun in a non-substance using and non-destructive way.

3. I have the right to pursue people, places, and situations that will help me in achieving a good life.

4. I have the right to say “No” whenever I feel something is not safe or I am not ready.

5. I have the right to say “Yes” or “No” without feeling guilty.

6. I have the right to “mess up” and “blow it”, or make mistakes and
“be responsible”—for those mistakes.

7. I have the right not to participate in either the activity or passive “crazy makings” behavior of others.

8. I have the right to change my tune, my strategy, and my attitudes.

9. I have the right to leave the company of people who deliberately put me down, try to lay a guilt trip on me, or humiliate me.

10. I have the right to end conversations with people who try to put me down and humiliate me.

11. I have the right to all my feelings.

12. I have the right to trust all my feelings, my judgments, and my hunches.

13. I have the right to develop myself as a whole person emotionally, spiritually, mentally and emotionally.

14. I have the right to express all my feelings in a nondestructive way and at a safe time and place.

15. I have the right to as much time as I need to understand what I am learning, and to initiate changes in my life.

16. I have the right to sort out the “Bill of Goods” my parents and others have sold me—to keep all that is acceptable and dump the unacceptable.

17. I have the right to pursue my goals and ambitions.

18. I have the right to be listened to and taken seriously.

19. I have the right to nurture myself.

20. I have the right to carve out my place in this world.

I have the right to live free of the control of addictions!