La infidelidad como una reconfiguración de la identidad, el vínculo y la prospectiva vital

Abstract

This research aimed to understand how infidelity reshapes identity and the way we connect with ourselves, others, and the world. This was framed within four specific objectives: to recognize how the connection with oneself, others, and the world is constructed; to explore how the experience of infidelity can mobilize and reconfigure the identity narratives that people construct after going through such a situation; to facilitate the reconfiguration of life perspectives by externalizing emotions and thoughts after the experience of infidelity in order to redefine the story and project oneself into the future; and finally, to promote a reflective dialogue among participants regarding the spaces generated and the results of the research-intervention, facilitating new understandings of the experience of infidelity. Based on the above, we ask ourselves: How does infidelity reshape our identity and the way we connect with ourselves, others, and the world?. The participants, aged between 20 and 35, were selected from our clinical practice, where no specific criteria were established regarding religion, culture, or socioeconomic status. Furthermore, polygamous couples, as well as those consisting of minors or older adults, were excluded. To collect data, conversational scenarios, collages, drawings, and sculptures were used, exploring categories such as relationships, life perspectives, identity, and infidelity. This research-intervention process, in addition to analyzing the phenomenon, sought to offer support to those who have gone through this experience, allowing them to express their feelings and understand their construction of reality. In this way, the research-intervention process allowed us to recognize how identity is not static, but is constructed over time through a recursive loop. Pain becomes a resource that allows us to redefine personal experiences and meanings, allowing us to rediscover ourselves and restructure our relationships with ourselves, with others, and with the world, projecting ourselves toward the future based on learning and transformation.