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Did you know a lobster has to shed its shell in order to grow?
This process is crucial: its hard, rigid shell doesn't expand, so the lobster has to shed it from time to time in order to grow. During this process it feels vulnerable and hides behind rocks to protect itself from predators while its new shell hardens.
And now you may wonder… what does this have to do with self-esteem?
This is how I see it.
We humans also go through many changes throughout life in order to grow physically, emotionally and psychologically. These changes let us develop what makes us most unique: our identity.
Because of such important changes, and in that search to define ourselves, it is natural and understandable to feel insecure, exposed and judged. So we often hide, hold ourselves back and even force our behaviour for fear of not fitting in.
And now I ask you: what do you think would happen to the lobster if it couldn't shed its shell when it became too tight?
I believe it would be trapped in armour that restricts it and stops it from developing.
In the same way, if we don't accept our personality or adapt to our changes, we can become trapped in our fears and insecurities, completely limit our potential and deny our own identity.
If, like the lobster, we shed our protective layers, free ourselves from our fears and face the world in our new skin, we will have claimed our worth as people and can show the world who we are: strong and renewed.
Hi! I'm Álvaro, a general health psychologist.
In therapy I like to create a warm space where we can properly understand what is happening, and also take action when we're ready. I work from an integrative approach, adapting the tools and the pace of the process to each person.
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