I would rather compare it to consecutive awakenings to who “you are meant to be”. The first awakening (the very first loop of you brand new sub) is the most demanding one (energy wise), the most painful where it’s just the pain (reconciliation) of the first stage of your growth (integration). Consecutive awakenings are more complex but less… painful and demanding energy wise.
That’s the only way to go. That’s the very core of Mental Alchemy.