From Childhood To Adulthood Moral theory is set in place to help us distinguish between the good and bad of our actions. As a child there were many actions I chose to partake in that were not acceptable by my parents but were strongly enforced by my peers. As an adult, we are expected to only partake in actions that are acceptable by society. As children we become fascinated by actions that bring us into the center of attention, making us a popular amongst our peers, as well as increasing our self-esteem in areas that lack in confidence. Within in this paper, one will discuss my own personal life altering events and the obstacles faced during the transitioning of an adolescent to early adulthood.
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As mentioned earlier, the confusion of the word love controlled my emotional stability, thus, as I entered adulthood, I quickly understood the term has only one definition as a child but several when you are an adult. "Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) argued that moral requirements are based on a standard of rationality he dubbed the “Categorical Imperative”(Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2008) ". Intimate relationships has a way of bringing light into a dark room, as well has turning a life of morality into a sea of immorality."Triangular theory of love identifies three components-intimacy, passion, and commitment-that shift in emphasis as romantic relationships develop (Berk, 2014, p. 377)". Venturing off into an intimate commitment with that special someone at the time seemed innocent and acceptable, but as I transitioned into this world of the unknown, I begin to experience that same feeling of disconnect with my mate, that I experienced as a child with my mother. This time I left anger on the other side of the door, and made use of cognitive development to improve my decision-making skills to venture off into the emotional …show more content…
The confusion of why life does not work as we desire, cause many teens to become depressed, suicidal and angry with life in general. One of my biggest life changing events as an adolescent was the attempt to take my life due to complexities of life and the yearning for love. As previously mentioned in this paper, the wall between my mother and I directed me down a dark and lonely road, that I utilized well up into early adulthood. The moments leading up to the suicide attempt, I felt alone, misunderstood and neglected by my mother. At times, I would see her looking at me in ways that in my opinion, appeared to be eyes of disgust or shame. There were times I can remember reaching out to my mother to gain understanding of what I was doing wrong or needed to improve as a daughter, but she was only interested in rejection at the time. Weeks later I proceeded with my suicide attempt, at which I failed, as result driving a bigger gap between my mother and I. As timed passed I realized in order for me to understand others, I must first start transitioning towards identity development. For so long, I blamed my mother for most of the unhappiness in my life, not until the years of early adulthood did I realize each one of us play a role in the direction of our
As mentioned earlier, the confusion of the word love controlled my emotional stability, thus, as I entered adulthood, I quickly understood the term has only one definition as a child but several when you are an adult. "Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) argued that moral requirements are based on a standard of rationality he dubbed the “Categorical Imperative”(Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2008) ". Intimate relationships has a way of bringing light into a dark room, as well has turning a life of morality into a sea of immorality."Triangular theory of love identifies three components-intimacy, passion, and commitment-that shift in emphasis as romantic relationships develop (Berk, 2014, p. 377)". Venturing off into an intimate commitment with that special someone at the time seemed innocent and acceptable, but as I transitioned into this world of the unknown, I begin to experience that same feeling of disconnect with my mate, that I experienced as a child with my mother. This time I left anger on the other side of the door, and made use of cognitive development to improve my decision-making skills to venture off into the emotional …show more content…
The confusion of why life does not work as we desire, cause many teens to become depressed, suicidal and angry with life in general. One of my biggest life changing events as an adolescent was the attempt to take my life due to complexities of life and the yearning for love. As previously mentioned in this paper, the wall between my mother and I directed me down a dark and lonely road, that I utilized well up into early adulthood. The moments leading up to the suicide attempt, I felt alone, misunderstood and neglected by my mother. At times, I would see her looking at me in ways that in my opinion, appeared to be eyes of disgust or shame. There were times I can remember reaching out to my mother to gain understanding of what I was doing wrong or needed to improve as a daughter, but she was only interested in rejection at the time. Weeks later I proceeded with my suicide attempt, at which I failed, as result driving a bigger gap between my mother and I. As timed passed I realized in order for me to understand others, I must first start transitioning towards identity development. For so long, I blamed my mother for most of the unhappiness in my life, not until the years of early adulthood did I realize each one of us play a role in the direction of our