How Many of You Struggle with Two Identities?

Lonely_Writer · 2013-01-11T04:29:53+00:00

Kind of a strange question, but I was reading a book recently about werewolves. And I found myself unintentionally empathizing with the beast. How many of you feel like you struggle with an inner beast?-- an identity that you want everyone to see and an identity that you fear people seeing? Or...

Started by Lonely_Writer · Jan 10, 2013 · 22 replies

Section_31 Jan 16, 2013 at 6:45 AM #21 Report

coyote said: ↑
i'm very much the same way

i tend to be very chameleon-like in order to fit in with the group around me

in the last few years i feel like i've been able to be more "myself" all the time - i'm not sure if i've grown more confident in my identity or if i've just been fortunate to be in environments in which i feel comfortable most of the time.

Coy, i can only hope i can achieve this 🙂 you inspire me.

Lonely_Writer Feb 4, 2013 at 8:57 AM #22 Report

theslowesthand said: ↑
Basically we relate to others (& ourselves) in these 3 general ways:

(from Eric Berne's Transactional Analysis parent adult child model, theory and history article)

Beautifully written!

Klonoa Feb 4, 2013 at 9:51 AM #23 Report

During my middle school years I went through heavy identity crisis, I didn't knew what to make of me.

These days, I have only the following:

>The shy, childish, nya-prone me

>The "stand up for myself", and force myself to be strong me.

The later is fake-ish, but its better than having people stand on me.

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