Adulty Adult

I am an Adulty Adult Austrian psychologist Erick Erickson states “to become an adult one must achieve a separate identity" He defines identity as "a sense of self apart from one's family" In his proposed psychoanalytic theory of psychosocial development he explains that by failing to achieve this, we become stagnant and unproductive. How do we achieve a separate identity, what is it that makes an adult; is it our decisions, our circumstances, or our age? I believe it is a culmination of all three and the perceptive ability to handle these with ease.
There is little doubt that the decisions we make pave the road of life we walk on. A person’s health can be affected by seemingly small decisions such as salad or pizza for dinner. A person’s career is affected by larger decisions such as getting a degree or enlisting in the armed services. A person’s home life is dependent on the decision of where to live and whether or not to live with a partner, children, or animals. I have made many decisions that have forged my life as I know it today. A decision six years ago to marry a man who resides in Flower Mound with his two young daughters is what has placed me on the path that I am currently on in the town that I currently live. I was a single mother of one, living a simple life. I started bookkeeping to support my daughter at the age of nineteen; the pay was steady and increased with every year I gained experience and knowledge in the field. While it was a good decision at the time to
Even though my circumstance, decisions, and age depict that I am an adult and I have achieved an identity that is my own, continuing my education will give me the tools needed to find my prupose and leave my mark on this world and the people in