Individual Identity
Our individual identity is made up of everything we have been through and every individual we have come across. The people we meet and our experiences play a drastic role in the person we are. The environment we grow up in, our childhood experiences, the people we meet in a grocery store, big or small, these things shape who you are. Often times, someone might feel as if they have to portray themselves differently in order to impress others. I can fully admit that around my house I act completely different than I do when I am around others that I don’t feel fully comfortable around. My self-belonging changes even more when an authority figure tells me to correct my actions. For instance, when someone tells me that I should “just get over it.”
Those few words can definitely make you think differently about yourself. Am I overreacting? Am I immature? It is almost as you are told to be someone you are not. Nothing bothers me more than when my feelings are rejected and I am told to feel differently towards a situation.
Regardless of the age, teenager or adult, opinions of others can always have an effect on you. It took a very long time to be able to become a stronger person that doesn’t fall under peer pressure. If you do fall for peer pressure, you can find yourself in situations that you would never imagine ever putting yourself in.
What we eat for breakfast, when we brush our teeth, what side of the sidewalk we walk on, all these little details of our life make up who we are. You are either going to be the person who will get out of bed in the morning to go to work or you’re going to be the person that snoozes their alarm clock until one in the afternoon. But everyone should be responsible for their own actions and not allow others to influence the way someone lives their life. Unless, it is positive. Positive reinforcement should always be accepted.
Those few words can definitely make you think differently about yourself. Am I overreacting? Am I immature? It is almost as you are told to be someone you are not. Nothing bothers me more than when my feelings are rejected and I am told to feel differently towards a situation.
Regardless of the age, teenager or adult, opinions of others can always have an effect on you. It took a very long time to be able to become a stronger person that doesn’t fall under peer pressure. If you do fall for peer pressure, you can find yourself in situations that you would never imagine ever putting yourself in.
What we eat for breakfast, when we brush our teeth, what side of the sidewalk we walk on, all these little details of our life make up who we are. You are either going to be the person who will get out of bed in the morning to go to work or you’re going to be the person that snoozes their alarm clock until one in the afternoon. But everyone should be responsible for their own actions and not allow others to influence the way someone lives their life. Unless, it is positive. Positive reinforcement should always be accepted.