Fragile Bonds. How Wounded Narcissism Prevents Us from Living in Harmony with Ourselves and Others

This book is an invitation to a deep dialogue with yourself. It will help you better understand how your relationships with the world, with others, and most importantly, with yourself are structured. You will learn how traumas, resentments, and internal... conflicts affect your personality, and you can begin the journey to restore your integrity.
During the reading and working process, your unconscious will begin to actively engage. Dreams will become more vivid, fantasies bolder, and memories clearer. You will start to notice internal patterns that previously remained in the shadows. It will not always be easy, but this is how the process of discovering who you truly are begins.
In each chapter, you will find stories from life that not only explain theory but also help you recognize yourself in others. You will see that your experiences are part of the common human experience, and this will bring you closer to people.
The practical exercises, reflection questions, and questionnaires found on the pages of this book are not just exercises but a way to create a connection with yourself, gentle and supportive. Gradually, you will learn to recognize where in your inner world the criticizing and harsh figures live and how their influence can be weakened.
The book will guide you through important stages—from recognizing your own wounds and vulnerabilities to realizing the strength that lies in your authenticity.
You will discover how your Adult Self can become a guide for your Inner Child, helping it emerge from the dungeon of loneliness. You will start feeling freedom from familiar but destructive internal filters that today make the surrounding world virtually unbearable.
Together, we will work on changing your inner dialogue. To gradually shift it from the tones of a strict critic to a respectful and supportive voice. By the end of the book, you will feel that you are becoming closer to yourself—a more lively, whole, and genuine being.
This journey is not about “fixing yourself,” but about recognizing and accepting the self that you may not have known until now.