09/20/2025
I have personally read this book numerous times. My patients past and present KNOW how often I recommend it! I even have a printed copy of the book cover ( dust jacket) that I give them so they know what to purchae.
Truth- people have no idea how much mental health we treat in Primary Care! Not just ear aches, high blood pressure, etc.
👉 The most common resistance one gets from the outside is anger. People who get angry at others for setting boundaries have a character problem. Self-centered, they think the world exists for them and their comfort. They see others as extensions of themselves.
When they hear “no,” they have the same reaction a two-year-old has when deprived of something: “Bad Mommy!” They feel as though the one who deprives them of their wishes is “bad,” and they become angry.
They are not righteously angry at a real offense. Nothing has been done “to them” at all. Someone will not do something “for them.” Their wish is being frustrated, and they get angry because they have not learned to delay gratification or to respect others’ freedom (Prov. 19:19).
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