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by neogodless 1543 days ago
I always found the "Boundaries" (Henry Cloud) distinction here very useful.

It's OK to "hurt" someone - that is, if you are communicating the truth, your boundaries, your needs, you may hurt someone.

It's not OK to "harm" someone - that is, you do intentional/lasting damage to them through your actions. (My wording is not nearly as on point as the original author, but I hope you get the gist.)

Here's a snippet:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/654449-there-is-a-big-diffe...