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Author: [[Henry Cloud , John Townsend]] Full Title: Boundaries Category: #books When confronted with their lack of boundaries, they raise good questions:         1.    Can I set limits and still be a loving person?         2.    What are legitimate boundaries?         3.    What if someone is upset or hurt by my boundaries?         4.    How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money?         5.    Why do I feel guilty or afraid when I consider setting boundaries?         6.    How do boundaries relate to mutual submission within marriage?         7.    Aren’t boundaries selfish? Misinformation about the Bible’s answers to these issues has led to much wrong teaching about boundaries. Not only that, but many clinical psychological symptoms, such as depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, addictions, impulsive disorders, guilt problems, shame issues, panic disorders, and marital and relational struggles, find their roots in conflicts with boundaries. In the spiritual world, boundaries are just as real, but often harder to see. The goal of this chapter is to help you define your intangible boundaries and to recognize them as an ever-present reality that can increase your love and save your life. In reality, these boundaries define your soul, and they help you to guard it and maintain it (Prov. 4:23).

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Boundaries by Henry Cloud , John Townsend presents wisdom from the contemplative traditions.

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