Social Identity - Writer

[yonkyu]

The social identity that evokes a strong, deep emotion within myself that has manifested its way into my life. It would be my social identity of being a writer. For the last couple of years I have been writing fiction stories based on myself and characters from my favorite television show. It’s a way to express myself that I feel would be difficult to express to those people who mean a lot to me in my life. These stories help me to share my thoughts and views about a fantasy world that I feel and can relate to in a manner I might not feel comfortable to share in the real world. Everyone has their own views and thoughts about various topics and subjects that writers write about and if a person doesn’t understand it, will be offended or criticize what the writer is conveying through their writing. Writing gives me a way to express myself without being judged, questioned, or criticized by what I am writing. I’m part of a membership of other writers that are able to express themselves in the same manner I’m able to express myself. Many writers might share similar stories, but with their own thoughts, ideas, and views of how they see their characters and where they want to take the story (Deaux, 2001, p. 1). Writing is a way to share our experiences in life, in a therapeutic way to release our built up emotions and feelings about ourselves or the characters we chose to write about and express with others.