<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Boundaries protect survival when compassion has... > Boundaries protect survival when compassion has been confused with unlimited absorption. Refusing to become a toxic dumping ground means preserving enough stability, purpose, and health to remain capable of care. Care that destroys its own instrument cannot remain care for long. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 2 - Workbook|Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 2]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Boundaries protect survival when compassion has been confused with unlimited absorption. Refusing to become a toxic dumping ground means preserving enough stability, purpose, and health to remain capable of care. Care that destroys its own instrument cannot remain care for long.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-boundaries-protect-survival-remain-care-long ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->