Does anyone ever notice how interesting it is that our names, one of our strongest identifiers to others and ourselves from the time that we are born, are not even chosen by us? Its akin being born Catholic or Hindu, white or black, but a name is something actively chosen by your parents, and is much more unique than race or religion. It is your primary identifier, and it immediately triggers associations that go along with that name either in society in general or in any particular person's experiences. And yet you have nothing to do with your choice of name, and though many names evoke certain types of people, your parents have no idea how you'll turn out either. But people always seem to fall into fitting their name well, generally speaking...
Daily Doses of Psychosis
Not-so-daily snippets of the social and mental world we, and more importantly I, live in. It might drive you nuts- I sure am.

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