私たちの中には、他の生物や種と自己同一化しようとする本能的な傾向があります。このため、私がラリーを見たとき、ラリーをしている彼のことを自分と似た状況にいるもう一人の人間として自己同一化するのは難しくありません。私は容易に彼と自己同一化して自己の感覚を拡張し、彼の感覚を察することもできます。しかし、もしラリーに何か悲惨なことが起こり、私が彼を助ける立場にいたとしたらどうでしょう。例えば、交通事故で彼がけがを負った場合、直接的な身体的外傷によって彼と同様に自己認識能力が低下し、余裕のない状態に引きこまれないように、自己同一化を一時的に止めることが極めて重要になります。もし自己同一化をしてしまうと、私は彼を助けるために手を差し伸べ、怪我の手当てをすることで親友のために最善を尽くすという適切な使命を果たせなくなるでしょう。救命救急室で働く人々にプロとして求められる要件とは、患者の信頼を得るために全力を尽くすとともに、自己同一化のプロセスが、適切な医療を施すのに必要な余裕ある状態を奪ってしまうほど強くならないよう、自分自身を節制することにあります。
（ニューコードNLPの原点「個人的な天才になるための必要条件」p.33-34）
What would be an example of
shrinking your self-definition? In what context might that be useful?
There is within us a natural predilection toward identification with other organisms and species. So when I look at Larry it is not difficult for me to identify with him as another man operating in a similar situation to the one I'm in. I can easily identify with him-even extend my sense of self to include him. Now if something catastrophic were to happen to Larry and I were the individual available to assist himーfor example, there's a car accident and he's injured in some way, it's extremely important for me to be able to withdraw that identification on a temporary basis so as not to be drawn into the same state of reduced resourcefulness that he's in because of direct physical trauma. Were I to do that, I would not be able typically to act with the effectiveness required for me to reach out and do the best I know how for this brother by taking care of his injury. It's a professional requirement of people who work in emergency rooms that they both be able to extend themselves to demonstrate to the person that they're in good hands. And at the same time they must be able to withdraw the self so that the identification process is not so strong that it removes the resourcefulness they need to make the appropriate medical response.
（TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN: Prerequisites to Personal Genius p.7-8）
Judith Delozier
ジュディス・ディロージャ
記事更新日：2026/01/03
