3 weeks ago
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I just wanted to jump on here and ask how common is it for a 21 year old to be questioning his identity?
I have a general idea of how I’d love my life to be, but I just don’t want to force myself into a specific person just yet. I am sitting in the uncertainty, trying to accept the fact that I don’t know exactly what it is that I stand for. I have been getting into existentialism and this stuff is very dense. I also want to dive more into spirituality.
My passion for now, or at least I believe so, is health and being of service. However, I have this weight on me that is telling me I’m not worthy of success; that I’m too introverted, I always set goals and don’t achieve them, I don’t have an ability to connect with people etc..
I guess my question is, what exactly is the source of this innate, unbreakable confidence some people have? I must obtain this! I can’t live my whole life behind the scenes.. I want to make a difference, but there’s this part of me that seems like it will do anything it can to keep me subordinated, “small”, and feeling unworthy.
Also, how does one go about gaining more clarity over their values, and whether they are authentic or merely just an idea built on the desire for security and the feeling of progress in life?
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