alt Hacker NewsCan you separate "who you are" from that worry? Seems to me it's a part of you and you wouldn't be you without it, for better and worse.
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vlan0 • yesterday at 11:47 PM
It's always important to remind one's self that "who you are" is simply the story one is attached to. Things like meditation or psilocybin can help bring that to light.
Identities shift over time whether we intend it or not. Who you were at 5, or 10 is not who you are at 20, 30, 40. We all pick up baggage, trinkets, burdens, and experiences.
One worries because it was a helpful strategy compared to not worrying, but some (like me very specifically) can get attached to that worry to the detriment of picking up other mechanisms.