I'm Only Me When I'm With You.

"Well, who is the real you?"

"That's a good question..."

We all do it, we all act differently around different people, and in different situations. While around my close and/or best friends I am my goofy self, while at work I try to make sure I don't say the wrong thing, while around children I revert to my child-self where anything is possible, when I'm around someone I like I'm awkward, and around my family I'm quiet. Each situation, each person, every different surrounding that we come across and interact with brings out a different piece of us. This leads me to think: does anyone really know the real me?

There are so many different faces that each of us have, that it would be hard just to describe ourselves in a handful of words, let alone one sentence. I feel like there are so many different sides to who I am, that it would be hard for me to even figure out where to start. My likes are fairly simple: I like horror movies and bright colors, I like talking to my friends and hanging out with them, I like to flirt, and I like to laugh. All of these are things I enjoy, but does this really say anything about me? Can I be defined by my interests? No. While I am with my friends, I am loud, I am always cracking jokes and laughing, acting like a goofball, and usually not thinking before I act. When I am at work, 95% of the time I am thinking about my actions and words before I do and say them so that nothing is taken the wrong way. When I am with my family, I am quiet and keep to myself. So I go from loud and laughing to quiet, hmm...

The majority of the time spent with my friends is filled with lame jokes that I say, while there are times when I can sit down and have a heartfelt, thoughtful (almost philosophical) conversation with them. I feel like a lot of people don't know that I have actual thoughts, because this doesn't happen with a lot of my friends, and this adds to who I am/am not. I am thoughtful to my close friends, but not, and only a funny friend to others. I'm not offended because they don't see all of me, and so I understand how they see me in just that light.

Even through picking myself apart, if everyone sees me differently, how am I supposed to view myself? Do I act a certain way around myself just like I do with my friends and family? That's probably the biggest question posted in this entry.

I challenge you to look at yourself in the mirror for longer than the thirty seconds it takes to apply that mascara or the hair gel, and think about you who are. Think about what makes you you, and what that means to yourself.

Taylor Swift - I'm Only Me When I'm With You

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