((beauflow)),

I really think "most" people battle with themselves. And it is "common" to have a sense of "different me's". And if you just spend time trolling the threads here even, there are lots of indications of that.

I think that it is wise of you to "explore" what we have learned about ourselves as human beings. It is very easy to get tangled up on our own challenges, and consider our difficulties interacting with others, knowing how to respond effectively, and gain our personal sense of direction and well being.

By taking the time to learn about "overall human behavior" and how most human beings develope and have "common needs" you will have a much better idea of how "normal" you really are overall as a human being. This link that MudCrab posted is actually a very good link because this man talks about "common human thought patterns". Knowing these various thought patterns this man discusses is good because you can realize that some of the things you think about, even argue with interally are what "most people" do and what you do doesnt mean you are "crazy or different from others".

People have a tendency to "believe" that they are alone, have problems other people don't have and that they should not talk about their personal challenges. Somehow we all think that if we struggle to "understand" ourselves or others, we are "less than" and should be "ashamed" because we should be "well established with good communication skills and a personal strong sense of balance and know what we want to be in life and also know how to pursue what we want to be. But the truth is, we don't always truely know what we want to be right away, often we need time to explore and learn for a while, experiment, try different things and we learn and grow "all our lives".

So this is a good step for you beauflow, you are stepping away from your constant inner struggles and learning more about "what we know overall about human behaviors".

Open Eyes