I relate to this a lot. I'm five years out of college now, and it was a pretty rough transition coming to terms with no longer being the gifted kid — we receive so much subliminal programming that tells us to equate our academic performance (and for me, my artistic performance as well) with our worth. But we simply have to find our own self worth out in the world without the validation of external forces! Best of luck on your journey — sounds like you're on the way there :)
"I've decided the second-healthiest view of the self is to have as many identities as possible. Holding many identities enables us to take less of a hit when one of those identities has to be dropped."
I never really thought of it this way. I love this perspective.
Very powerful piece of writing! Thank you so much for having the courage to share your experiences here! And applause for finding your middle ground! ✍️👏💕
“ Callous towards vulnerability” bingo. You stole my heart! ❤️
If you add normal to normal you get adnormal then flip the d=abnormal.
I relate to this a lot. I'm five years out of college now, and it was a pretty rough transition coming to terms with no longer being the gifted kid — we receive so much subliminal programming that tells us to equate our academic performance (and for me, my artistic performance as well) with our worth. But we simply have to find our own self worth out in the world without the validation of external forces! Best of luck on your journey — sounds like you're on the way there :)
"I've decided the second-healthiest view of the self is to have as many identities as possible. Holding many identities enables us to take less of a hit when one of those identities has to be dropped."
I never really thought of it this way. I love this perspective.
Very powerful piece of writing! Thank you so much for having the courage to share your experiences here! And applause for finding your middle ground! ✍️👏💕