I began blog early in the week. But now with two celebrity suicides in one week, I believe the discussion is too important to fall prey to procrastination. Think about those times you have struggled with your own identity and how it impacted you. I know from my own experiece I felt down. I cannot imagine what those times would have been like had I also been struggling with illnesses like depression or anxiety. Identity is a global phenomenon that we have been exporting; and, those identities cover the gambit. Specifically, celebrity is an identity that is a double edged sword. it appears limitless but is often constraining in the same measure. Another identity that many of us live into is spoken in our refrain of “I just want to be normal.” Most of us can relate to the suffering that comes from gaining an identity and then moving on from it. The transition is often messy and painful. Especially, if our goal is to be free of identities altogether. What I notice is a global phenomenon. We have no idea how to lose or evolve our identity. And, it’s killing us.
