IDENTITY CRISIS!!!

How old are you?

This is really common, especially for people who are still in school. And there is truly no amount of school that will teach you who you really are. You need to get out there, experience things, and form opinions on things. Try to keep active and busy, just to mold yourself in a more pliable manner.

Theres nothing like experiences that will help you find yourself in a quick and efficient manner.

And remember - its completely natural to be confused about who you are at various stages of your life. You're not alone in that aspect.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Lee-chan

As I don't like giving out my age here on the 'nets, I'll say I've been in college for a bit now.

Dude. No one can do anything with two digits. Don't be so paranoid. Your BIRTHDATE, maybe, but not your actually existence age.

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Yes, I'm quite aware that there's "a time and a place for everything," but I believe that I'm way too wishy-washy for my own good. It feels like my personality is too inconsistent - even certain values and perspectives I hold shift wildly from time to time because it's what I feel is "appropriate", would get people to like me, or help me get ahead.

Maybe you're just growing as a person. People are always changing and growing, and you're probably just shedding your skin from being a kid.

Its a hard transition into the real world and trying to find yourself - especially when school usually tells you what to do, think, and act like.

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I think the main thing is that, over the past few months, that I've made discoveries about myself that have left more questions than answers. And as I've said, they've left me feeling utterly pointless.

Welcome to life. ^_^

We all go through this at some point. Find something you love - absolutely love. Once you find that little niche (and it could take YEARS), you'll find yourself.

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I know that "trying new things" might help me get somewhere, but I'd be lying if I said I'm anything less than paralyzed with fear. I'm made some pretty stupid mistakes by doing things that I've considered to be done in the name of "broadening horizons". The thing is, everything I've done like that has been a mistake, most quite hurtful and damaging at that.

You're not always going to be a happy guy who loves every experience he's tried.

Take your bad experiences and chock them up to "do not try again." But don't be afraid to try new things all together - you'd be doing yourself an injustice. If the horse bucks you off, just get up, brush yourself off, and climb back up.

There's nowhere I can't reach.