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.”