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    "'Becoming' introduces a structural temporal asymmetry in recovery discourse compared to 'returning to normal'.",
    "This distinction is significant when the pre-illness self was itself implicated in the disorder.",
    "'Becoming' allows movement towards a new identity not previously defined, which can be meaningful when 'normal' is a source of suffering.",
    "The distinction collapses or becomes cosmetic in cases where the pre-illness self was genuinely intact and the disorder was externally imposed.",
    "'Becoming' used rhetorically without specifying what the person is becoming towards functions as warm encouragement with no structural content.",
    "'Becoming' introduces a structural temporal asymmetry in recovery discourse compared to 'returning to normal'.",
    "The distinction between 'becoming' and 'returning to normal' is particularly significant when the pre-illness self was itself implicated in the disorder.",
    "'Becoming' allows for movement towards a new identity that was not previously defined, which can be beneficial when 'normal' is a source of suffering.",
    "The distinction between 'becoming' and 'returning to normal' collapses or becomes cosmetic in cases where the pre-illness self was genuinely intact and recovery is appropriately restorative.",
    "'Becoming' used rhetorically without specifying what the person is becoming towards functions as warm encouragement with no structural content.",
    "'Becoming' introduces a structural temporal asymmetry in recovery discourse compared to 'returning to normal'.",
    "The distinction between 'becoming' and 'returning to normal' is particularly significant when the pre-illness self was itself implicated in the disorder.",
    "'Becoming' allows for movement towards a new identity that was not previously defined, which can be beneficial when 'normal' is a source of suffering.",
    "The distinction between 'becoming' and 'returning to normal' collapses or becomes cosmetic in cases where the pre-illness self was genuinely intact and the disorder was externally imposed.",
    "'Becoming' used rhetorically without specifying what the person is becoming towards functions as warm encouragement with no structural content."
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  "title": "What Does \"Becoming\" Add to Recovery That \"Returning to Normal\" Does Not?",
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