"Leaving one's homeland can be either voluntary or involuntary. War has pushed many expats from their country of birth with the option of staying being untenable. The decision to leave one's home is easier, and more clear-cut. Voluntary expatriation, on the other hand, is more complicated, because there is a choice involved in staying or leaving. This decision now elevates to a more complex dilemma known as a 'competitive commitment'."
"In the human psyche, competitive commitments occur when the individual is having difficulty committing due to their commitment being in two or more directions at the same time. These commitments are competing due to the reality that they are in direct opposition to one another (i.e., freedom versus security). In most cases, the competing commitment is stronger than the commitment to change, which creates an immunity to change unless the underlying assumptions are uncovered and acknowledged as not working."
Leaving a homeland can be involuntary or voluntary; involuntary displacement often removes choice, while voluntary expatriation introduces complex dilemmas. Competitive commitments arise when a person holds commitments pulling in opposing directions, such as freedom versus security. Those competing commitments frequently overpower intentions to change, producing an immunity to change until the hidden assumptions sustaining the conflict are revealed and challenged. Competitive commitments can sustain harmful ambivalence. Clarifying personal values aids in resolving ambivalence. Protective frames function as self-created views of reality, and recognizing one’s preference for protection is a form of self-awareness that supports resolution.
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