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Personal Narrative: Intimacy Vs. Isolation

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Erickson 's states that my stage is suppose to be Intimacy vs. Isolation. I disagree, because I am not looking for my identity in a relationship. He also stated that we should develop intimate relationships beyond adolescent, or become parents. Right now in my life I am not looking for a relationship, and I do not want to become a parent. I would place myself in the identity versus role confusion, because now that I am in college I have to step out my comfort zone, and explore what I want my career goal to be. I have changed my major 3 times, and I thought that because my mother is a nurse I could be a nurse as well. When I heard about respiratory therapy I was so overwhelmed that I finally found something that I really interested in, and not
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