Basic Human Rights

1.   I have the right to have these Basic Human Rights and to stand up for them.

2.   I have the right to have my needs and feelings be as important as anyone else's.

3.   I have the right to experience and express my feelings, if I choose to do so, in a respectful way.

4.   I have the right to not be responsible for the feelings of another.

5.   I have the right to express my opinions, if I choose to do so, in a respectful way.

6.   I have the right to set my own priorities.

7.   I have the right to establish independence if I choose to.

8.   I have the right to decide how I spend my time.

9.   I have the right to choose my own lifestyle so long as I do not violate the rights of others.

10.  I have the right to change my lifestyle, myself, my behaviors, my values, my life situation, and my mind.

11.  I have the right to make honest mistakes and to feel free to admit those mistakes without feeling humiliated.

12.  I have the right to self-fulfillment through my own talents and interests.

13.  I have the right to grow as a person and to accept new challenges.

14.  I have the right to choose with whom I spend my time and with whom I share my body.

15.  I have the right to be treated with dignity and respect in all my relationships.

16.  I have the right to be listened to respectfully.

17.  I have the right to ask for what I want assertively.

18.  I have the right to say "I don't understand" or "I don't know" without feeling or being humiliated.

19.  I have the right to say "No," and to set limits and boundaries without feeling guilty.

20.  I have the right to set limits on how I will be treated in relationships and the right to expect those limits to be respected.

21.  I have the right to walk away from toxic or abusive relationships.