Resistance to Boundaries Summary and Analysis

Chapter fourteen opens the final section of the book, part three: developing healthy boundaries.

The authors admonish the reader that developing healthy boundaries takes work. Often a fear of loss prevents one from enforcing needed boundaries. However, every person must battle others and themselves for their personal freedom.

First, one must consider outside resistance. In order to face any outside resistance, on must gather loving support. One may face angry reactions from selfishly motivated people. First, one must recognize that the angry person has the problem, that the anger only exists inside that person and cannot hurt one's self. Third, the anger of others should not cause one to act. In the face of anger, one should seek the help of one's support system. Furthermore, one must resist getting angry in return. If necessary, use physical distance...