pigeon holes
... garments we wear. We all portray ourselves in different ways. We learn how to create an image for ourselves by watching the people in our lives. The way we carry ourselves, the way we walk, and our facial expression normally can put us into pigeon holes. If we do not carry a positive attitude and always look content we will be judged and placed in a negative hole. Shy people can easily be placed there, since they do not talk often, when they do they seem very uneasy and it comes of as negativity towards the other person. Being looked at in an unwelcoming way by another individual can come off as a negative thing, generally we will create a label for that person. Negative labels really affect our feelings towards ourselves. From experience, I have been told that I am intimidating by the way I carry myself. A girl that is now my friend once was afraid of who she thought I was. By someone thinking this about me it has lead me to believe that maybe I do come off a little strong. It also makes me wonder if me coming across this way effects the amount of friends I have, or have made and lost. Maybe I will be meeting one less, kind person in my life time because of the way I am portrayed. To be judged like that affects my ego. I think of myself as a kind hearted shy girl, until I get to know you, you will never see the real me. I have been through a lot in my life that keeps me behind a closed door. I have a fear of being hurt by anyone. I maintain an attitude that keeps many people away, and I keep a hard shell. Often times individuals are pigeon holed in a social way. Maybe the friends you have effect the label you are placed in. For example, if you are a friend to a group of snotty people you will not be liked by someone who doesn’t care for your friends most of the time. Peer groups label others into positions that suit us best. Goths are portr...