This past week I cam to the strange realization that I am not living an honest life. I have spent so much time trying to be something that other people have wanted me to become. In fact I wanted to become those things also. With recent events I am starting to figure out that I don’t like the person who I am because it is not who I really am. The only aspects of my life that reflect me is complete sobriety and my long hair. Even these are are probably not that important to me but they represent the real me trying so desperately to escape. Even though I have that strong feeling, I really have no idea what it is that is trying to get out. I don’t think that it is very rebellious or dangerous but for some reason I feel as though it might alienate me even more that I already am. I feel confident that once I actually figure out what is trying to get out that alienation will not be a problem… I wish I had all of the answers right now.
How to figure out who i really am
How I did it: I moved away from my hometown for 4 months and spent that time getting to know myself. I'm on the last 3 days of my little experiment and heading home, now having a pretty good idea of who I really am.
Lessons & tips: Find your own method of getting to know yourself - ask yourself basic questions that you would ask of a stranger you were trying to get to know. It sounds silly, but it works.
Resources: A notebook and pen to write down everything I learned.
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katiemurray asks,
“How on earth do you know "who you really are"?”
— 4 years ago |
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