That is, your true inner self beneath your masks has remained the same.
When your core identity remains the same, you will always be stuck in survival mode, no matter how hard you try to think or act differently.
This is why you can’t envision a meaningful or happy life for yourself—because your mind is only concerned with survival.
This is why you can’t commit to the goals and habits you set for yourself despite telling yourself to.
This is why you’re always living life in fear, waiting for the next disaster or catastrophe.
It’s not that you’re broken or worthless.
It’s that you’re trying to unlock new doors with a set of old keys—because this old identity is all that you’ve ever known.