If You Can Read This, I Need More Personal SpaceNew
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If You Can Read This, I Need More Personal Space


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  • Hot pink hand-lettered typography with a raised-palm illustration
  • High-contrast pink and white print for dark shirts
  • Premium unisex cotton, pre-shrunk
  • Available in Black, Charcoal, and Berry
The Message

About This Design

People who have lived with a narcissist often come out of it with a badly damaged sense of personal space, because the relationship ran on the assumption that they did not get to have any. Your time, your attention, your body, your phone: all of it was treated as shared property. Rebuilding after that means relearning something most people take for granted, which is that you are allowed to want distance without justifying it. This design says the whole thing in one line and does not soften it. If you can read this, you are close enough.

What You Get
  • Hot pink hand-lettered typography with a raised-palm illustration
  • High-contrast pink and white print for dark shirts
  • Premium unisex cotton, pre-shrunk
  • Available in Black, Charcoal, and Berry
  • Machine washable, fade-resistant print
  • A boundary statement with a sense of humour

Some people need the boundary spelled out in letters big enough to read from across a room. This design does exactly that, in hot pink, with a raised palm and an expression that finishes the sentence.

It is polite in the way a closed door is polite. No argument, no explanation, just a clear statement of where you end and everybody else begins.

Premium unisex cotton in Black, Charcoal, and Berry. The pink and white lettering is built to hold its saturation on dark fabric.

Product Details

Product Specifications

All shirts are fulfilled by Amazon via the Merch by Amazon program.

Fabric Type
Solid Colors: 100% Cotton; Heather Grey: 90% Cotton, 10% Polyester; All Other Heathers: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Care Instructions
Machine Wash
Origin
Imported
Closure Type
Pull On
Fabric Weight
Lightweight
Package Dimensions
10 x 8 x 1 inches; 4.8 ounces
Material Type
Cotton, Polyester
Fulfillment
Fulfilled by Amazon

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before you order.

What does this shirt mean?
It is a light-hearted way of stating a real boundary: if you are close enough to read the text, you are closer than you have been invited to be.
How is this different from the other personal space shirt?
This version uses the pink illustrated artwork with the raised palm. The original uses a different design and colour treatment.
Is this only for people recovering from abuse?
No. Plenty of people wear it simply because they value their space. It just happens to land harder for anyone who had to fight to get it back.
What colours is this shirt available in?
Black, Charcoal, and Berry.

Wear What You've Survived

Every design in The Decoded Shop was created for people who came out the other side with clarity, strength, and the courage to name what happened.