Toward the end of his life, Heinz Kohut expanded his theory of selfobjects beyond the infant-caregiver dyad to include the critical role of culture in shaping the self. This presentation explores how cultural ideals, values, shared experiences, and interpersonal interactions act as selfobjects that sustain an individual’s sense of self and foster self-cohesion. Through the evocative metaphor of being “cut from the same cloth,” it examines how affirmation or rejection by culturally similar others shapes one’s sense of belonging to a cultural group and either strengthens the self or contributes to profound disconnection. Drawing on a deeply personal narrative of his own cultural struggles to be seen as “cut from the same cloth,” Justin shares his clinical work with “Antonio”, a young man who experienced a profound loss of self and disconnection from his cultural identity after being rejected by culturally similar others.