Our social self-concept is the story we carry about who we are in relation to others: how likable, worthy, competent, or lovable we believe ourselves to be. This story is built over time from how we have been treated, mirrored, and responded to by important people in our lives. A flexible, compassionate self-concept allows us to engage with others openly; a rigid or shame-laden one creates patterns of withdrawal, people-pleasing, or defensiveness that quietly limit our social health.

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