Identity Puzzle
Identity Puzzle Being a teenager is often very confusing. In just a few years, you are expected to go from children who have no care about the world, to adults who should be able to support themselves. You are expected to figure out who you are, what you believe, what you want to do with your lives, and how we fit into the world. From the point of view of society, all these questions are necessary for the development of young adults. However, from the view of a teen these questions can often seem confusing, and overwhelming, but they are a normal part of e development. Some days, I feel like I’m drowning in questions I don’t know how to answer. And while everyone says this is “just a phase,” it doesn’t feel small. Psychologist Erick Erickson described this stage of development as Identity V.S. Role Confusion— a critical time when adolescents explore and grow into their adult selves. According to Erickson, there are 8 crucial stages of life that one must go through in order...