Posted by llurpsienoodle on August 23, 2008, at 19:22:59
In reply to Identity disturbance, posted by Quintal on August 23, 2008, at 17:22:46
Hi Q,
Maybe (????) you are a chameleon, adapting and changing in response to your immediate environment. Sometimes it works out to your advantage, and other times your reaction to your environment is not so advantageous.I don't think of identity as a static entity, but something that is in a process of becoming. Hmmm, lemme consult my philosophy of science notes here... Okay, we've got Aristotle, who differentiates between potentiality (all change and no form) and actuality (no change, all form = something like perfection). This is (I believe-- but I am a neophyte) the origins of the phrase "self-actualization".
It is a comfort to fit neatly into a category. We know what is expected of us, and how we should behave (or rebel). Then we've got the tug between convention vs. human nature. ugh.
I like Sid's suggestion to use adjectives. You might even want to add qualifiers.
When I am scared, I do ______
When I'm in love, I act like _________
I'm ______ when I hate something?
sorry it's so hard,
-Ll
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