If you want to live your own life and not someone else's, if you want your needs met and your relationships with people to work out, you must learn to set boundaries.
Many people ignore boundaries because they are afraid that others will stop loving and accepting us if we draw a line. We are terrified of making others angry or upset. We are afraid of being abandoned and being left alone. We believe that by taking care of ourselves, we are acting selfishly. That is why we sacrifice ourselves, maintaining a "bad peace": a false sense of harmony. This book is about how boundaries do not always lead to conflict.
It's about the fact that you have the right to have boundaries, regardless of what others want from you, and those boundaries can be anywhere. You can compromise, you can negotiate, but you can't give up on the most important principles.
For those who are used to pleasing others, who have become accustomed to the role of savior, benefactor, and problem solver, the very idea of putting yourself first seems radical. But truth, close, trusting relationships, freedom - all this will be revealed to you only when you put your desires first, casting aside fears and doubts. After reading this book, you will learn how to do this.
Author: Nancy Levin
Translator: Julia Zmeeva
Year of release: 2021
Publisher: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber
Pages: 288
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 206 x 131 x 19 mm
ISBN: 978-5-00169-684-1