In The Matrix, Morpheus gives Neo/Mr Anderson a choice of 2 pills - a red pill and a blue pill. One of these pills will allow Neo/Mr Anderson to forget everything he's learnt, and return back to his normal life -i.e. to continue living as Mr Anderson, the person he believes he has always been. The other pill allows him to remain in the Matrix as Neo - and learn all of the truths - the full truth - no matter how horrible it is. I've found myself often thinking of this scenario

The process of dissecting / splitting / breaking down the false self is full of risks. In fact, it can be fatal. One outcome of beginning to break down the false self is - what is left behind? Who, actually, am I? I've lived within this false self for so, so long, so many years. I've worn this costume for so long, I can't remember, I don't know, who the real me is. Self-alienation - Being an alien (unknown) to oneself A consequence of dismantling my false self, of realising t