People are responsible for choosing their own destinies because they chose freely from alternatives. Therefore, responsibility for their actions lies with themselves. They learn of themselves though their interaction with others. Clients strive to develop a personal identity or self, but it takes courage and struggle, and is often realized at a price. Loneliness is a natural condition and one derives strength from the experience.
Clients also depend on relationships with others.
There is a paradox in that the ability to relate to others is impossible less they be able to stand alone. The significance of a person's existence is never set, rather it changes though their projects and goals. The meaning in life can be found by engaging in activities that might include commitment to creating, loving, working and building. Our search for meaning in our lives is never-ending. Meaninglessness in life leads to a existential vacuum , a hollow and empty feeling.