Psychology Today | 22.05.2026 04:57
Most of us respond to major disruption with the same instinct: to get back to who we were before, back to the version of ourselves that felt solid, familiar, and certain. After a divorce, the loss of a career, burnout, grief, or simply reaching a point where life no longer feels like it fits, the reflex is often the same — reclaim the old self as quickly as possible. But what if that is the wrong direction?
