Self Awareness And Social Media Identity

Introduction
The better a person develops an understanding of themselves and of the other people around them, the better they will be able to develop intimate relationships. Identity is a moving target. It changes over the course of one’s life and is constituted inter-subjectively. That is, we experience ourselves differently in different relationships. Human communications rely mostly on the perception of self and perception of others. In this paper, I will focus on self-awareness and self-concept, impression formation, impression management, and social media identity. They are all important to remember while understanding and exemplifying one 's identity. I will give personal examples on all of these strategies and aspects. These strategies …show more content…
There are various ways that my self-awareness has contributed to my self-concept. I am a person who responds to things moderately and confidently no matter if I am right or wrong I take the time to think my answer through. I do things which I feel are right for me, but I take suggestions from all the people around me. For me, life is all about loving everyone and being thoughtful and caring. My open self is usually laid back and funny at times, but very serious as well. This example of self-awareness helped me because I know how to act and carry myself under certain circumstances. I use my open self to socialize with my significant other more than my network of friends. For example, I will more than likely use my open self with my mother than I would my Professor. Depending on whom I am talking to determines the size of my open self. My hidden self is all the things such as my secrets, fantasies, fetishes, and …show more content…
For a long time, I had low self-esteem because I was told I was unattractive, or too skinny I was even teased when I answered a question wrong in class, which all played a toll on how I felt about myself. I was bullied and I didn’t know exactly where I fit in. Low self-esteem is learned and since I was bullied in school and was around negative people that made it difficult for me to see myself in a positive way I had a lot to work on over the years to build up my self-esteem. I definitely improved my self-esteem by thinking more positive about myself, Attack all of my self-destructive beliefs, secured my affirmations, and I even began to hang around nourishing people who criticized me for my actions in a positive