People must come to the understanding that they do not have a fixed identity. They have the power to identify and alter features of their personalities that they find negative or unpleasant.

Lisa Firestone
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This quote is a good reminder for people to stay in the present and let go of the past. People who suffer from depression often suffer from guilt and shame due to the past events they have experienced. The key is to realize that these negative events happened in the past and do not define who you are today. Many times, people make the mistake of trying to change their past selves and they end up having negative consequences. It’s important to remember that we are not our past.

Source: The Self Under Siege: A Therapeutic Model For Differentiation

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