Activity 1: My Self through the Years

List down your salient characteristics that you remember

My Elementary Self My High School Self My College Self

Less shy Less shy
Shy
Less playful due to computer Inactive in playing anything like pc or
Playful phone games.
addiction
Friendly Still friendly
Still friendly
Careless Less curious
Still curious
Curious Talkative (when comfortable)
Talkative (when comfortable)
Still hanging out with friends
Hanging out with friends (bonding)
Hanging out with friends
Easy to get upset when losing. Like to read manga
Not getting upset when losing.
Like to read manga Like to watch anime/movie
Like to read manga sometimes
Like to watch anime
Like to watch anime Not getting upset when losing.

ANALYSIS
After having examined your “self” in its different stages, fill out the table below

Similarities in all stages of my
“self”
Friendly
Hanging out with friends
Like to read manga
Like to watch anime/manga
Differences in my “self” across the
three stages of my life
Talkative
The level of shyness
Possible reasons for the differences
in me
Maybe because we
a l r e a d y overcome the phase
of being shy or being afraid to
interact with other people.
When we became teenagers, it
is just easy for us to t a l k a n d
chat to our fellows,
especially technology is faster to
developed

Answer the following questions cogently but honestly.

1. How would you describe yourself?
I’m just an easy going individual. I am also a sociable person. I always wanted to be happy. Even with the trials of
life, I always choose to be happy. There is a saying, "Why waste your time in sadness when you can enjoy a life of
happiness?" In any event in life, I choose to be positive and happy. Life goes on.
2. What are the influences of family in your development as an individual?
The very me. During my childhood development stages, my family is responsible for shaping me and influencing
my values, skills, socialization, and security.
3. Think of the time when you felt you were your “true self”. What made you think you were truly who you are
during this time of your life?
I think it was when I was in my senior high school year. Well, we know that we are still young and still searching
for who we really are. The stage of identity vs. role confusion. It made me believe that I was being true to myself
because I was no longer unsure of myself at the time. I never have any doubts about myself, like what I should do
or what my role is in this world.
4. Following the question above, can you provide a time when you felt you were not living your “true self”? Why
did you have to live a life like that? Where did you do about it?
When I was still in junior high school, because, like I said, I'm still in the stage of identity vs. role confusion. I
didn't do anything. It is like that, and everything takes time.
5. What social pleasures help shape yourself? Would you have wanted it otherwise?
My personality was primarily formed by the social pressure of compliance. I desired to be unique and one-of-a-
kind. So, I chose to go to the beat through my own drum. I pushed myself not to be limited by the labels of others.
Because there is a lot of social pressure on success, I pushed myself to be the best I could be. Yes, I wanted it.
6. What aspects of your self do you think may be changed or you would like to change?
There is no aspect of ourselves that is not changing at this very instant. We are not static people. Change is already
in action; we only need to add intention to the changes. We can guide ourselves in the direction of our choosing.