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Our identities and experiences are constantly shifting
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disparate pieces of our lives and placing them together into a narrative, we create a unified whole that allows us to understand our lives as coherent — and coherence, psychologists say, is a key source of meaning
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narrative identity as an internalized story you create about yourself
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divide their lives into chapters and to recount key scenes, such as a high point, a low point, a turning point or an early memory
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interesting patterns
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driven to contribute to society and to future generations, he found, are more likely to tell redemptive stories about their lives, or stories that transition from bad to good.
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contamination story
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less “generative,” or less driven to contribute to society and younger generations. They also tend to be more anxious and depressed
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defined by growth, communion and agency.
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edit, revise and interpret the stories we tell about our lives even as we are constrained by the facts
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psychotherapist’s job is to work with patients to rewrite their stories in a more positive way.
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this form of therapy is as effective as antidepressants or cognitive behavioral therapy.
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