Have you ever asked yourself, “What is my true identity?” Mother, Father, sister, brother, the responsible one, the fixer, the rescuer, the comedian, the negotiator, the caretaker, the addict, the child.
Who are you?
By not knowing the answer to these questions, you keep on creating new identities of yourself, consequently going farther away from your true Self. Many who seek help at a recovery addiction center find that their true identity has been buried under years of labels. Some would say that all the suffering in life is because of not knowing your true identity. Until you realise your true Self, you believe yourself to be the name that has been assigned to you.
We are often given roles which we may find near impossible to avoid. From birth, we all have a role in our family of origin but that may not be who we authentically are. When we enter adult relationships, we may not be aware of the roles we easily fall into; be it in relationships, work, or people partaking in our recreational activities. This often causes us to start wondering, “What is wrong with me? How did I let that happen again? I should have seen that coming.” (This can be the regular pattern of a rescuer). This cycle is something we frequently address at our recovery addiction center.
One of the most fundamental questions we should ask ourselves at various points in our lives is, who am I? When we confront death, the end of a relationship or marriage, we often spend more time in reflection about this question. It is the question we should ask when we are preparing to face or make changes in our lives. If you are ready to confront intimidating changes to adjust for unhealthy relationships, bad careers or habits, we must open our minds to awareness and focus on the most important relationship in your life: with yourself!
How a Recovery Addiction Center Can Help
A recovery addiction center provides the space to nurture that internal relationship. Our identity should always be viewed as a process, however. Embrace the flowing sense of self where we are continuously re-framing, re-organising, re-thinking and re-considering ourselves.
I have worked with people who have been married for most of their entire adult lives. Upon divorce or the death of their spouse, they are often confronted with a distressing thought. They claim that they don’t know who they are. More to the point, they may not know who they are as a single, autonomous adult, not partnered. After all, how could they? Within the walls of a recovery addiction center, we help individuals navigate this void.
Rather than remaining mired in fear, one needs to summon up a sense of wonder and adventure. There is a new sense of self waiting to be born. You get to re-craft yourself along the way, often with the guidance of a dedicated recovery addiction center like Ocean Bay Recovery.
This journey of self-discovery is a core part of the psychological healing process. When you decide to join a recovery addiction center, you aren’t just quitting a habit; you are finding your soul again. If you feel lost in the roles you’ve been playing, Ocean Bay Recovery is here to help you peel back the layers and find the person underneath.
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