It is not about coming to terns with your inner self bu coming to terms with your inner fish

 intentional purpose are occasions to bring the teleological (the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.) assumption into relief. Coming to terms with your inner 'self' proposes a teleological assumption that there is a 'self'

this assumption if very old hat, however if you want to take your teleological assumption to the

nth degree, then coming to terms with your inner fish that is the teleological trail one might take.