Meet Your Teenager Self
The Teenager is the adolescent
self that carries the innocence and free
spirit of youth. With more maturity than any
of the child selves this self is just one
step away from becoming an adult. Bridging
these two worlds can give this self a false
sense of autonomy because it is not fixed in
either world.
The Teenager leads by gut
instincts and emotions. Through it’s unique
perspective this self is known to want what
it wants when it wants it. For the Teenager
everything has a sense of needing immediate
action or attention.
The Teenager often feels
invincible as it comes into new phases of
discovery and exploration. This self can
experience dissatisfaction with the status
quo opening itself to trying new things and
finding potential avenues for change.
Compelled by its own North Star, the Teenager
Self traverses between its need for
independence and connection to others.
OVER-IDENTIFIED WITH THE TEENAGER:
If you are over identified with the
your Teenager Self you can begin to express
only your wants and needs, not caring about
the wants and needs of others. You can
become frozen in time and fixated on people,
places, situations and things that are
reminiscent of experiences from the past.
THE DISOWNED/REPRESSED
TEENAGER
When you have disowned or repressed your
Teenage Self you can lose the ability to
express your wants, needs and emotions in the
now. You avoid using your gut instincts in
discovering or trying new things
THE INTEGRATED TEENAGER:
With an integrated Teenage Self you have the
ability to take the qualities learned from
adolescence and bring them into the here and
now. You are able to be present in the
moment inspired by the capacity of
spontaneity and a youthful spirit.
POSSIBLE OPPOSITES OF THE
TEENAGER:
The Responsible Self, The Accommodator, The
Ordinary Self, The Thinker
DEEPENING YOUR DIALOGUE WITH YOUR
TEENAGER:
What is your relationship with your
TEENAGER?
Is it a primary self or is it
repressed or disowned in your life?
What is it
trying communicate with you?
