AWG Secular 12 Step Self-Esteem Group
Code: 781927
Meeting description
- Find our own concept of self-esteem and grow toward it
- Come to discover a more realistic sense of our place in the world
- Reassess our relationships, especially in terms of our responsibilities towards ourselves and others
- Come to understand personal boundaries, their roles in our lives, and how to develop and maintain healthy boundaries
- Understand the concept of nonviolent detachment and how and when to enact it
- Develop more manageable lifestyles
- Develop a sense of self that leads to more health, well being, and manageability in our lives
- Release others from the responsibility of defining or reinforcing our sense of self-esteem
- Form personal goals about self-esteem and self-concept based on our own understanding of our own needs, as they exist today
AWG 12 Step Self-Esteem Workbook
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Step 3
Step 4
AWG 12 Step Self-Esteem Readings
Holotropism and sense of self
What does it mean to have a sense of self when it feels like my "self" is all around me?
I've been wondering whether some of my confusion around sense of self in past years might be due to holotropism. I get input from my environment to the point where I feel ultra connected to it--like I'm my surroundings, and they are me.
Maybe this is why some of the traditional markers of sense of self/self-esteem don't have as much resonance for me as for others. Accomplishments and goals are good, but I get as much of a sense of "self" from sitting on a bench and watching the world go by. I feel pain internally both from my own struggles, and when I see others' pain, it feels like mine, too. My self-esteem doesn't feel "good" or "bad". It feels neutral, like I imagine the self-esteem or a street or riverbank would be.
Does anyone else here identify with holotropism, in the way I do or differently? Does it affect your experience of sense of self or self-esteem? And whether you are holotropic or not, it would be good to get some other perspectives and I'd appreciate the input.
Share questions:
- Does holotropism affect your experience of sense of self/self-esteem?
- Do some aspects of your sense of self come from your environment?
- Do you have difficulty or discomfort when trying to identify with traditional, individualistic marks of self-esteem like accomplishments and milestones?
- How did you learn about holotropism and do you feel it in other areas of your life as well as self-esteem? How does it add to your self-concept generally?
- Any tips, strategies, or resources that helped you with this topic?
- And anything else to share?