Examples Of Erikson's Fifth Stage Identity Vs Role Confusion

The stage that I am currently experiencing is Erikson’s fifth stage identity Vs. Role Confusion from age 13 to 19. In this stage, we have a better understanding of where we are heading in life. We also have a better understanding of what kind of person we are. There many ways I can relate this stage to my life right now, on how many events that already happened and passed. I am 19 years old and now I have a better understanding of what kind of person I am. As I entered high school in my freshman year there were only a few friends I knew, and many of them drifted away from me. It was then I had to decide what kind of friends I wanted to make. As high school progressed for me there weren’t a specific type of group of friends that I wanted to be with some had more kind of interest as me and others didn’t I kept switching around. My school had many groups of friends, there were the athletes, and others who were really into studies, and many who went the …show more content…
inferiority from ages 5-12. Since I was little I always felt inferior to others, every time someone does something better I always end up thinking about it the whole day. In Pakistan, I had to make sure I got good grades in school because failure wasn’t an option over there and every time some student got better grades than me I felt as though I wasn’t smart enough. When I came to the United States there wasn’t a lot strictness in schools so I just made sure I got good enough grades to pass. After I graduated high school last year I went to a community college even though it was a big achievement making it to college I felt unproductive, I thought if I tried harder maybe I could have made it to a better college and felt inferior to other students who made it to a good UC. I still struggle with this stage sometimes but it was gotten better I have to accept myself more and be proud of the achievements I