How to exist on your own despite what those around you think?

2023-11-07 07:00:02

Whether it is the choice of spouse, profession, immigration… It is not always easy to dare to assert oneself in front of those around you who do not understand it, at first glance. For fear of disappointing, for fear of conflict, some people may decide to give up their choices, to change path to better respond to what is expected of them.

Is making choices and sticking to them without the hassle of those around you putting yourself in danger or, conversely, is it a way of existing? How can we make it clear that our choices are not against others but in agreement with ourselves?

Pr Pape Lamine Faye psychiatrist at CHU de Fann in Dakar, Senegal