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Who am I?
My therapist asked me this question a few weeks ago. I thought that I knew the answer, but the more I think about it, the less I know. I talked about how I don't see my identity in terms of connections to other people. For example, if someone were to ask my mother that question, she might respond in terms of "mother" or "teacher" or "nurse" and other descriptors in relation to her profession or family. And I fully understand why people do this, as those things can be very important aspects of their identities. However, I just don't see myself that way. Like how on gravestones there's often things like "son" "husband" "brother" and whatnot. I don't want to be remembered like that. As who I was to other people, and not WHO I was. So my therapist asked me, "Who are you?" and I don't know how to answer. Who are we at our cores, if things like family and professions and favorites and hobbies were stripped away? Who am I?
I think I am a story and that is all. For all my life my mind has been constantly creating and writing and building stories, and when I think about who I am in relation to my stories, I see there is no difference. I guess that's why I don't like showing or talking about it to other people, because it's not just an extension of me, it IS me. I know that probably sounds strange, but I don't really know how else to explain it. Writing isn't a hobby to me, it's my whole life. My existence, whether I share my stories with the world or not.
Does anyone else feel this way?
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