i know im pretty old and eh, problably should be past this but when i think about how much i know about logic, philosophy, ww2, and even how much i know about my freinds and family ect......i realize i dont know shit about myself.....thats not to say i dont know what kind of stuff i dont prefer or what kind of music i like....but i mean in general, when i think about myself, what kind of person i am and how others would problably see me, its a blank.....a complete blank.....and im starting to feel like im an empty shell you know....? does anyone know what im doing or not doing..... any suggestions for some self image construction (from scratch...) would help alot.....any techniques....anything.... anyone
write it all down, evrything you think about yourself an the way u live ur life etc. it'l start to flow, u'l write loads and then... you'll feel better. hopefully
well if you're really only 16, like your profile says i don't think you should be worrying about it right now. i went through the same thing.
called an identity crisis. Every 16 year old goes through it. If you really are 16 that is... or maybe everyone just has to find out who they are at one point or another. you're looking for meaning in your life. I say pick up a hobbie, like writing or doing drugs. see if that helps.
Do what you enjoy. Go have real fun, not partying and drinking. Thats just asking for more problems later in life. Reading is great too!
What's with people saying this guy is supposidly 16??? Everyone goes through this. I still feel the way you do from time to time and i'm 19. Don't sweat it. It'll all fit into place one day, and you will know who you truely are!
Go to your local community college and tell them you are looking for a class that deals in self-awareness. You will probably need to find a non-accredited class. Anyhow, find your way into one of these classes within the next few years comne hell or high water. I have a friend who took one ans he SWEARS by it!
Hey, man. I was raised christian, and I'm not going to lie when I say that it has the potential to fuck with your mind (when you're young, at least). I don't mean to 'hate' on any religion, and it's completely cool if you still practice Christianity, but it's definitely hard on you when you're a kid. By basically being taught not to accept yourself by any means, you're rejecting yourself and forming a half-drawn self image about what you see, and even what those around you see. What you need to do is to re-evaluate yourself, look deep within your soul, and start painting your portrait. It could take weeks, months, or even years to form your image, but never be afraid if you don't finish. Literally speaking, you're not going to have a perfectly dead-on scope as to how people see you, but you will be able to form your own opinion, and beliefs about yourself. I highly suggest looking into meditation at some point, to aid your quest. Good luck! PS: I, once again, didn't mean to disrespect any religion in the above text; I was suggesting the possibility that maybe you formed limiting beliefs along the way, and I have nothing at all against Christianity or those who believe in it. Just clearing things up.
meh, a christian bible seller (or giver awayer or w/e) came to my door trying to recruit me back into the christian faith and i honestly think i changed him agnostic.....christianity is all good but it isnt for me......iv been meditating, via the suggestion of my hippie classmate and it kina helps......it just seems like everything is an impulse and not a descision......like my mind is just watching my body live my life with no opinion of any of it either way.... but whatever.... il bump this thread in a month to see if it was my age.....though identity crisis at 16 is a good idea.....
now i am runing promble of being a christian or not .. i think i am a big devil for no one can truely understand me or giving me understanding .. my friend asked me to have psychologist .mad me .. sometimes i was thinking if christianity would accepted me earier , there wouldnt be those sad memories to happened ..sorry ..i lost my mind.
