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True Self Christina Cupelli
The true self: Aristotle said, “knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” True Self Defined by Nina Strohminger “it’s the essence of what makes you who you are, who you really are deep down and beyond surface capacities”. It is believed that one’s true self is hidden underneath the constraints and labels of our everyday life. For example, how we present our identities can be impacted by our experiences and the expectations of how others may view us. This can lead us to believe we are true to ourselves; however, it is not who we are deep down inside.
It can be challenging and rewarding for young people to discover their true selves as it involves finding out who they are through life experiences and stepping outside their comfort zones. Young people naturally learn different feelings and behaviours that reveal and uncover the layers of there to their true self-journey.
The word “true self” describes our real personal experiences and reflection of ourselves which plays an important part in adolescent lives. From a young age, adolescents are influenced,
