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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
learning who you are

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At this time in your life you are most likely going through the challenging process of figuring out your identity or who you are while trying to be the person your friends and family want you to be. This is likely to cause you additional stress. The more you learn about who you truly are, who you want to be, and what is most important to you, the better equipped you will be to cope with stress that comes from trying to meet others’ expectations of you.


You can begin to learn more about who you are by asking yourself, What is my purpose? What is important to me in my life right now? Of course, each person will have different answers, but these sample responses can start you thinking:

  • Spending time with my friends
  • Spending time with my family
  • Being in a relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend
  • Working hard at school
  • Spending time on my hobbies
  • Getting better at a sport
  • Learning a new musical instrument
  • Taking dance classes
  • Expressing my thoughts and feeling through writing or drawing
  • Following my dreams
  • Figuring out my future

Here are a few questions to consider:

  • Is your purpose mostly about one area of your life? Or is it a balance that includes such areas as school, career, family, friends, and relationships, among others?
  • Did you come up with anything you had not thought of before?
  • Do you want to change any part of your life? If so, what?
  • Of the parts that you want to change, which can you change? Which parts are out of your control?

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