Has any one ever gone thru a identity issues before...?
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Sometimes we are consumed by the roles we play in life which confuses our identity.  By that I mean, when someone asks you who you are, do you answer with "student, mother, daughter, or a job description?"  Or, do you answer with the unique qualities that make you special and represent the kind of person you are (i.e. I'm kind, thoughtful, intelligent, funny, focused, friendly..)\n\nWhen we confuse who we are with what we are our self-concept suffers because it is not being expressed. A lot of women experience this crisis when they go through a divorce because the label of wife is expunged and replaced with divorcee.  For me that is when I realized, my identity was too wrapped up in roles instead of the kind of person I became because of the roles I used to express the kind of person I am.\n\nIt really helps to list out both on paper. You'll find that the roles you play really are not that unique because a lot of people in the world play the same roles. BUT, in being who you are you play that role in a way only you can because of who you are. It assisted me in crystallizing in my mind the person I was and the person I wanted to become.
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I know many people would be delighted to answer your question, but we need you to be more specific. What is your personal experience with whatever is troubling you, and what exactly are you talking about?
1087829
Mmmm. have you tried spelling your names backwards :D ?
1113512
your registered name , which is your identity
513373
nothing is going to happen. Make a new ID. I've gone through that 2ice.
529460
who you are how? i suppose first you must decide what you think makes you who you are..is it your beliefs, your religion, your height (yeah that one was silly) but you get the picture. i think what you are probably having trouble with is staying true to yourself and your beliefs and living in a way that reflects them. seems as though you need to do alot of thinking and don't forget that its ok to discover things about who you are that you would like to change, maybe some counselling could help guide you to where you want to be. good luck to you!
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you may have used your name and then the first letter of last name. that happend to me like this "Jason J'' i never tell this to any one but here is my last name Johnson... talk to me at labblueparis@yahoo.com... bye
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Sure.  It is when you start to question who you are, what your purpose is, and what have you been doing all your life and what should you do with the rest of your life.\n\nIt can involve a crisis of meaning, where you feel a void of meaning in existence in general, or in your existence in particular.  This is the existential crisis.  Viktor Frankl has a marvelous book called Man's Search for Meaning in which he deals with this.\n\nAnyone can have an "identity crisis" when they are just not sure what their next step should be.  This can be small or huge.  It can be a major ordeal if one finds that he or she cannot relate to the teachings or beliefs that his or her culture/family hold.  If one sees problems in the beliefs held by all those around him or her, then one can feel lost as to who one is.  They have to rethink all they ever believed.\n\nSo much of our self-image is given to us by those around us, and as soon as we start to question what they have told us, we find ourselves at a loss as to who we are.\n\nThat, I think, is an identity crisis!
929608
I've been called "Mysterious" a few times.\nDon't know why.
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My friend thank you for having enough courage to ask this question.  There are answers.  We have had many just like you in Shattered Men ask this and they have found healing.  \n\nYou can start over again and become a new person.  PLEASE contact me
570762
I've had two. One because the person wanted to get back at me for not answering the question the way they wanted me to. The second one made no sense. To avoid anymore violations, I changed my name and avatar, in case anyone was stalking my name.
39594
Sure, I've been on both sides of the spectrum. Hid my true gay self for years, pretended to be straight in a small southern town. If you wanna chat, email me at jtb1999@hotmail.com and we can find a way to do it on MSN or YAHOO. Peace and good luck.
792262
Nope, nothing phony about me.  Whether or not you are happy with the way you look, It's you.  Why change yourself?  The problem isn't how you look, it's how you feel.  I would seriously consider counseling before I went under the knife.
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You are what you are. Why can't you accept yourself for who you are? Work on self acceptance. Sounds like you need to see a professional. Love yourself. \n\n"The best you can do is be the very best at being you" Unknown.
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yup I think everyone goes through this phase most people call it like an identity crisis, some people say it's depression, how I see it is well really more like a situation some lead to catch 22's and some you really have to think to solve, my advice is do what makes you feel happy, if you want to streak down the block go for it hope your a fast runner though or get a fat cop next to Krispy Kremes but really it's not good to look at this in a down sort of way, I mean most people look at Einstein he didn't really know he was going to solve E=MC2 he just figured it out one day. Everything will come to you eventually and you'll find out, I've got the same problem, I am 23 and haven't even started college yet...so just take it a day at a time a live it like each day is your first and you'll make it ;)
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The guys say "No", but I bet that if you met them (assuming you're talking about yourself), let them get to know you as the astounding female you undoubtedly are, then once you share with them that you weren't born that way, it'd be difficult for them to see you as male at all after getting to know you as yourself. \n\nErrr. That was kind of ranty. I hope it made sense. ♥
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I dont think that you ever really figure out who you are we all change constantly...and I have made some mistakes some really big Mistakes but you cant let those mistakes drag you down cuz they will just haunt you forever...just move on say i had a "duhhhhhh" moment and dont stress bout it you cant change the past only the future..