<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The original self is not a frozen personality... > The original self is not a frozen personality waiting beneath experience. It is a source of neglected signals that can be reintegrated with adult judgment, present obligations, and the knowledge gained through survival. Recovery is an act of composition rather than a retreat into the past. **Source:** [[livestreams/Reclaiming Agency From Systems of Control - Workbook|Reclaiming Agency From Systems of Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The original self is not a frozen personality waiting beneath experience. It is a source of neglected signals that can be reintegrated with adult judgment, present obligations, and the knowledge gained through survival. Recovery is an act of composition rather than a retreat into the past.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-original-self-frozen-rather-retreat-past ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->