Sloppy Joe
We all lose ourselves at some point in our individual lives. How we maintain in tune with reality is a decision we must all make. There are many sources from which you may draw your inspiration. A perfect example is God.
Losing yourself, I would define as being drawn away from yourself. When you deny your true feelings you have lost contact with your personality and emotions. Most people who deny their feelings have a low self-esteem.
We can be influenced to point where we lose ourselves. Peer pressure is a big issue that can result in denying our true feelings. Being pressured by peers or non-peers to do things you know are wrong, can dramastically damage relationships that you may have. Many get to the point where they "just don't care." This is very dangerous for them and those around them. You wouldn't want be in the car with someone who "just didn't care."
Rejection is painful when you're out of touch with yourself. When rejected most likely you will be very upset. Anger comes into play, and you snap at everybody who sees something differently than you. Obviously, at this point you have become a judge of character. It would be a double standard of a person to judge someone else's character, when at that same time, their character is on the verge of morphing into something they don't want it to.
When we run into the situation where we have caught ourselves out in the twilight zone with our emotions going haywire, the best idea is to tell someone. Telling someone will not only relieve stress, but also open the door for someone to make contact with you and apply help if possible. You hold the key to locking the gate that separates you from your alter ego.
