How do you discover "yourself"?

Question

Most people answer with a simple, expected answer such as "Just be yourself." The real question that people wonder is "How?" How do you know who you are. Personally, me, I haven't a clue. I wake up having no clue who I really am at heart. It haunts me even, I want to just be who I am, but I'm not sure who that person is. Do we all feel this way, or is there some way to detect the "real" me?

Answer 1

There are many mysteries about this... some people can actually "find themselves" by just looking inside.  Others have difficulties, they need to look down deeper.

Let's start with your personality... what do you think of yourself as? How do other people see you? What are good qualities that you have? What are your talents? Those are some questions you can ask yourself... and maybe when you find the answers, you may find who you really are to yourself and to others.

For myself, I do feel the same sometimes... but when I answer these questions, I feel a little bit better knowing that I am myself.

Answer 2

u are not alone  everyone goes through that   it is very confusing at times   sit down and write down your goals and stuff u like in life and start doing stuff u enjoy and u will learn a bit about yourself   hope i helped a bit

Answer 3

to discover your self be at one with your own mind all alone.

I mean be on your own for 4 hrs+ and be you.  THink about u and what u can do to become better.

You will find that you are you when your all alone

Answer 4

when faced with a choice, ask yourself "what would the ideal me do?" or "what would the person I want to be do?"  Then act on this. Once you start defining what it is your "ideal self" would do, even if you haven't clearly defined "ideal self", a sense of who you are will come through.

Its about living deliberately.

Here's a highly simplistic example: Say you feel you don't study enough. Next time you feel like blowing off studying, ask yourself "what would my ideal self do?" Probably study. So then act on your answer and study for an hour before you go off and do whatever else it is you want.

Otherwise, meditate meditate meditate.

Answer 5

when u hang around your friends u will know if ur shy or happy or crazy just dont think about is this cool or that is so dorky etc.

Answer 6

ive found that if you write down your goals, activities you enjoy doing, and what you see yourself doing in the next 10 years you have a blurry view of yourself. until you start helping yourself with your flaws and finding your flaws you will have a hard time figuring out who you are as a person and possibly what your here on earth for. it really does come with age an experience. even at 24 im always learning. never let anyone get you down and smile that you have your health.