What is "being yourself?"

Do we live with it or change it?

When do we hide it? When do we expose it?

Is there a point when our spontaneous self and our self-scrutinizing self merge?

 

its becoming who you truely are over time...some people are themselves very quickly in life...and others need a little more time...

 

I am always honest and true to myself, regardless of the consequences. I think it's liberating to live life in such a pure, honest, open way. I love everyone!

 

i judge, its who i am

 

Sometimes my true self wants to talk about my stool in the midst of a business meeting...

 

Others or yourself? Or both?

 

i judge others
and i point it out to them

 

Judge me.

 

i can't really judge someone from there internet posting...

i judge people in my direct area at school/work/parties/etc

i judged my friend last night for denying he got a BJ from this chick that says she gave him one.

 

Being yourself is just being comfortable with who you are and not trying to change yourself to please other people... I suppose we stop being ourselves when we must impress someone like at an interview or something. People can tell when you're not being yourself mostly I think so you should just do it!

 

But aren't we many things?

 

either tree or banana :chinese:

 

I have wondered this myself.

 

being yourself is being everything you want to be, not being influenced by others and not living through the lives of other people (celebrities etc)

 

Cool!

 

I can't help but to be influenced by others. I think I get where you're coming from, but I would word it differently. It's deceiving.

 

Sometimes, when we say, "I don't give a fuck what others think", we're just insecure and pre-empting the possibility of being disapproved of.


And we may lose many opportunities for fulfilling interaction with others by saying that. Dangerous concept.

 

what if who you are is a person who cares what others think and want to follow not lead? are they being true to who they are as well?

as popeye the sailorman said...i am what am....

whoever that is....it is really up to me....

 

I don't really know who I am exactly. I know only part of who I am. Trying to be the person I want to be is a daily struggle for me. What if who I want to be is not what I am? And what if it's wrong to strive to be otherwise?

 

i got some dirty looks today.

probably because i was drunk and took a piss where i shouldn't have...but we've all done that.

i went about my day, classes and got food