This sentence uses a metaphor comparing the self to a leaking balloon, emphasizing dependency on external validation.
Status Anxiety
Author: Alain de Botton
Douban Rating: 8.2 (6,274 reviews)
Shanghai Translation Publishing House
An exploration of the history and nature of anxiety.
Do you feel anxious? This book uses accessible language to explain the causes of anxiety and how to overcome it, guiding you to navigate anxiety and be your true self.
Three quotes to understand this book:
1. Our "self" is like a leaking balloon that requires constant inflation through the admiration of others to maintain its shape, and it can hardly withstand even the slightest prick.
2. The quickest way to stop noticing something is to buy it—just as the quickest way to stop admiring someone is to marry them.
3. Life is a process of replacing one anxiety with another, and one desire with another.
《身份的焦虑》
作者：阿兰·德波顿
豆瓣评分：8.2（6274人评价）
上海译文出版社
探索焦虑的前世今生。
你是否感到焦虑？本书以平实易懂的语言，阐述了焦虑产生的原因及应对之策，教你如何巧妙地克服焦虑，找回真实的自我。
三句话读懂本书：
1.我们的“自我”宛如一只漏气的气球，必须不断吸纳他人的赞许才能维持形态，却经不起哪怕是最细微的刺伤。
2.若想不再关注某物，最快的方法是将其据为己有——正如若想停止对某人的欣赏，最快的方法是与其结婚。
3.生活本质上是一个用一种焦虑取代另一种焦虑，用一种欲望取代另一种欲望的过程。