Identity is...
there is no such thing as a permanent
state of self.
everyone has one identity that is constantly fluxuating, fluid, dynamic, evolving, and changing. and that's a good thing.
- anonymous 24
Identity is...
maybe there’s different concepts that are grouped together under the word identity. the communities I fit in in some way with, the things that resonate with me, the ways I outwardly am, the ways I inwardly am... if I don’t feel like I identify with something I am (it doesn’t resonate inside, I don’t think of myself like that but other people do) is it still an identity?
- anonymous 4
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There's many people who just don't want an identity, like labels or they dont feel very connected to any community they're supposed to be a part of, so they are simply just existing. 

I feel like the world nowadays is trying to group every single thing and slap a label on it
With how eager people are to know their identity and stuff, i think a bit of individuality gets thrown out the window, people create so many labels for so many different things and it kinda makes it so that you HAVE to be a part of something?
- anonymous 12
This I'd why you can't live a life of labels. A child needs mommy to be mommy, but mommy needs "me time"
It's best to not be obsessed with your labels as they will eventually strangle you.
- anonymous 15
Identity and Community is something that's being given a lot of importance these days and I know some people would just rather not have to deal with labels but personally labels have been extremely helpful to me. It helps me discover communities who share similar experiences to me and there's a lot of comfort in knowing that you're not alone.
- anonymous 13
Identity is...
My identities are shaped by my experiences and vice versa. My experiences shape my values. For example, being a minority influenced my values of social justice.
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- anonymous 31
It helps me put my priorities more into perspective and understand the ways I react to the world around me. I’ve realized I feel the most fulfilled when I maintain a sense of balance in how I show up for my family and friends and how I show up for myself.

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- anonymous 18
I try not to box myself in with labels, but they are necesscary to keep my values consistent.
I think that in all the communities I participate in, they do not fully accept all of who I am. I feel you have to be somewhat homologous and sacrifice identity to be fully accepted.
Yes, I have to mask constantly to survive well. It's just part of being a minority in America. My "identity" is different than what "roles" I play.
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- anonymous 25
Some of them certainly influence my political, religious, and moral views. But some of them are just personal preferences, interests, and hobbies that help me make my life more enjoyable. I still find them important to my identity either way, because they make me unique and who I am. No two people will be exactly alike in all of their values, opinions, preferences, and "identities".
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- anonymous 24
Working out how these different aspects of my personality interlock within myself has helped me create a lens in which to view and understand reality around me.
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- anonymous 29
They change how others perceive me and how I choose to live my life.
I don't really saying I identity as something, to be honest. I don't like being boxed in.
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- anonymous 27
How I define Identity
I'm nothing without the things I am. Some of these identities were given to me by the world and my body, some of these identities were ones I've found for myself (I picked them up because they make me happy). Everything I do is shaped by what I am, everything I do and everything that happens to me shapes me in return.