The desire for liberation from an oppressive environment often generates tremendous and decisive force. Through it, the personality reaches an unusual level of solidity, feeling incorruptible when the oppression subsides, or when one learns to overcome it with less friction. Then alternatives can be glimpsed. Sometimes it is possible to create a new environment, or at least make an effort to do so, something whose effects can be comforting. When it is not possible, that’s okay too: oppression, when not felt too much, ends up strengthening.