Just as a matter of interest and certainly not any sort of research for any novel that I am definitely not writing:
If you were in a situation where you thought you were in danger of losing your sense of self and you tried recite statements about yourself in an attempt prevent this, what would you say?
If you were in a situation where you thought you were in danger of losing your sense of self and you tried recite statements about yourself in an attempt prevent this, what would you say?