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When changing your appearance feels like losing your identity

I've had the same haircut for ten years because every time I try to change it I panic that I won't recognize myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical appearance becomes so integrated into self-concept that alteration threatens psychological continuity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body image and self-perception?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.