Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I believe that I am at the Intimacy vs. Isolation stage in Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. I am in a serious relationship for the first time in my adult life. I feel that the companionship and acceptance I get from this relationship is very helpful in the transition from childhood to adulthood. Looking back at the stages of development I have completed, the stage that has had the most effect on my current stage is Industry vs. Inferiority. I had a very difficult time in deciding what kind of work I wanted to do. This confusion made having an intimate relationship imposable. I think the reason that the relationship that I am in now is so successful is the fact that I know what I want out of life which makes it possible for me to share that life with someone else.
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I know how it feels to be in a real relationship for the first time and having that someone to share it with is truly an amazing feeling. I too believe that the stage that had the most affect on my life was identity vs. identity confusion. I think it's that fact that deciding at that point in your life what you want to do for your career is so stressful, that it's hard not to be a big deal.
I know what your going through, when i got into a serious relationship, it really forced me to figure out what was really important to me and waht i truly wanted to do in life.
being in a serious relationship is not as easy as some people make it out to be. I know that it causes you to rethink some of your life plans and goals. Not necessarily to change or forget them but to rethink how you want to go about reaching them. I think we all are in or very near the Intimacy vs. Isolation to some degree or another. How we handle it and the decisions we make are some of the most influential during this point in our lives.
I can totally relate to your blog and your feelings about Intimacy vs. Isolation. I believe this stage is so crucial to our future and can make a big impact on our future decisions. And I have to completely agree with Braden about how people make relationships look so easy when realistically its really hard but so worth it when you find that one person that you want to spend the rest of your life with.
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