The Harsh Truth About Being a Good Person

von Edward Boamah Okyere

146 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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What if being a good person is the very thing that's making you exhausted?For years, you've been told to be kind, patient, understanding, and forgiving. You've put others first, avoided conflict, and carried burdens that were never yours to carry. Yet despite your best intentions, you often feel drained, overlooked, resentful, and emotionally exhausted.In The Harsh Truth About Being a Good Person, Edward Okyere challenges one of society's most celebrated ideas: that being a good person always leads to happiness, respect, and fulfillment.The truth is more complicated.Through powerful insights and practical lessons, this book explores how kindness without boundaries can quietly become self-sacrifice, people-pleasing, emotional burnout, and self-betrayal. It reveals why many good people struggle to say no, tolerate behavior they shouldn't, avoid difficult conversations, and place everyone else's needs ahead of their own.Inside this book, you will discover:¿ Why good people are often taken for granted ¿ How people-pleasing leads to resentment and emotional exhaustion ¿ The difference between kindness and compliance ¿ Why boundaries are essential for healthy relationships ¿ How to stop over-explaining and seeking approval ¿ Why silence often enables mistreatment ¿ How to reclaim your voice without guilt ¿ The role of self-respect in genuine kindness ¿ How to break unhealthy patterns and choose yourself without shame ¿ Practical ways to protect your peace while remaining compassionateThis is not a book about becoming selfish, cold, or uncaring.It is a book about learning that true kindness must include yourself.If you have ever felt emotionally drained from always being the understanding one, the reliable one, the forgiving one, or the person everyone depends on, this book will help you understand why-and show you a healthier path forward.You do not have to stop being a good person.You simply have to stop abandoning yourself in the process

• Themen: Ratgeber Lebenshilfe, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und praktische Tipps
• ISBN: 9781067817626
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.06.2026
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: FOREVER GEM