I also think you don’t necessarily want to eliminate negative identities, since they can help you if they correctly describe persistent personality traits. If you “know yourself,” then at least you can try to compensate.
Eliminating negative identities doesn’t imply becoming unaware of the associated personality traits, you just no longer identify with them. It is thus possible to retain an accurate model of yourself.
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I also think you don’t necessarily want to eliminate negative identities, since they can help you if they correctly describe persistent personality traits. If you “know yourself,” then at least you can try to compensate.
Eliminating negative identities doesn’t imply becoming unaware of the associated personality traits, you just no longer identify with them. It is thus possible to retain an accurate model of yourself.