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When positive changes are perceived as loss by those who knew your former self

I stopped drinking and started rock climbing and my drinking buddies say I've become boring, but I feel more alive than I have in years.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' investment in your old patterns can make growth feel like betrayal of shared identity and history.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Converting — gaining a new identity?”

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