Boundaries are a function of respect, assertion, community support, physical barriers, and distance.
Distance and cutting off contact (restraining order if necessary) are profoundly effective boundaries.
Distance and cutting off contact (restraining order if necessary) are profoundly effective boundaries.
Psychological and emotional boundaries are required. Cutting off contact by itself is not enough. You have to communicate that you are cutting off contact. That's what establishes the boundary. In many cases you won't get a restraining order if you haven't established that boundary. The restraining order is a tool for physically enforcing an established psychological and emotional boundary.
Downright psychological abuse.