Identity

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:27 am

Something someone said made me think about this. I know whenever someone asked me 'who are you?' the first thing I would say would be my name, my religion, my gender...lakin that aside have you ever really thought about what makes you who you are? Is it the decisions you've made, the life you've lead or the life you want to live? We change as we grow older but how often do you change and how smooth is your transition? Are you stuck on who you think you are, who you want to be and who you're supposed to be? Do you ever question where you fit in this world?

According to the psychologist who coined the term 'Idenityt Crisis', Erikson, identity is "a subjective sense as well as an observable quality of personal sameness and continuity, paired with some belief in the sameness and continuity of some shared world image. As a quality of unself-conscious living, this can be gloriously obvious in a young person who has found himself as he has found his communality. In him we see emerge a unique unification of what is irreversibly given--that is, body type and temperament, giftedness and vulnerability, infantile models and acquired ideals--with the open choices provided in available roles, occupational possibilities, values offered, mentors met, friendships made, and first sexual encounters." (Erikson, 1970.)

So what shapes your identity and how committed are you to it?

HELWAA · Post by **HELWAA** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:28 am

kuma fahmin Oprah

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:30 am

HELWAA wrote:kuma fahmin Oprah

It's too deep for you abaa

1_londoner · Post by **1_londoner** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:30 am

black velvet wrote:Something someone said made me think about this. I know whenever someone asked me 'who are you?' the first thing I would say would be my name, my religion, my gender...

Well, when someone asks me "Who are you?"...Yeah first thing i tell them is my name....not so much my gender though...

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:33 am

1_londoner wrote:
black velvet wrote:Something someone said made me think about this. I know whenever someone asked me 'who are you?' the first thing I would say would be my name, my religion, my gender...
Well, when someone asks me "Who are you?"...Yeah first thing i tell them is my name....not so much my gender though...

Hence why everyone thought/thinks your a guy

Lakin come on be serious people...waliga mafadhiisatey and thought about it?

Post by **The-Screw** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:34 am

identity crisis is generally a wide issue, to narrow it down i think you should read up more on quarter life crises to better understand what goes on in relation to this forum and its members.

HELWAA · Post by **HELWAA** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:35 am

black velvet wrote:
HELWAA wrote:kuma fahmin Oprah

It's too deep for you abaa

You dont know who you're till you get older...life will teach you great lessons my friend till then ...injoy ur shabaab.

surrender · Post by **surrender** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:35 am

@helwaa

for me, if someone asks me wh are you? the first thing that come to my mind is im muslim first, black second and women third. wona know more? by then they got the hint. im not into this "identity crises" bullocks!! if you have strong faith and have strong principles, dont listen to these cadaan "Drs"

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:45 am

Surrender I agree life is about having principles and that comes from religion, if you tie yourself to Allah and Islam then you are more grounded. The big decisions are obvious in showing personality lakin the day to day decisions we make about life, the things that we don't think are a big deal, those influence us on the whole a lot more than people assume. Do you always think of what religion expects of you in every decision you make or do you sometimes go by your own thoughts or wants?

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:48 am

HELWAA wrote:
black velvet wrote:
HELWAA wrote:kuma fahmin Oprah

It's too deep for you abaa
You dont know who you're till you get older...life will teach you great lessons my friend till then ...injoy ur shabaab.

Waa run lakin don't the things you do in your shabaab influence you and affect you markaad weynaatid. It would be nice to be carefree

HELWAA · Post by **HELWAA** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:52 am

I dont think so walaal it's better to do mistakes when you're younger..waxa ugu daran qofka ciyaal suuqnimo bilaaba isaga oo wayn.

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:54 am

loool@ Helwaa so get it out of your system while your young eh

The-Screw wrote:identity crisis is generally a wide issue, to narrow it down i think you should read up more on quarter life crises to better understand what goes on in relation to this forum and its members.

I have and it is quite common especially for recent graduates. Are you saying that majority of the people on this forum are going through a quarter life crisis?

Post by **The-Screw** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:55 am

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:00 am

The-Screw wrote:duh!

Are you going through it?

Post by **The-Screw** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:02 am

uh...i'm smart enough to recognize its symptoms, yes. hence, the whole euro tour thing.

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