“Identity is a psychic prison, but one that we cannot do without. How far is this true of your life?”

The aim of this essay involves drawing on theory to help process of self-discovery. From the outset I believe myself to have a set definition of what my identity is.

The term Identity has become part of our everyday language. This lazy use of the term has shadowed the need for a greater depth of analysis of what lies behind this concept.

This essay aims to unravel the meaning behind the concept, drawing on the substantial body of literature that exists on this area, but is often shadowed by people who believe they understand the term….(short extract)