august 27

People can trap their selves by restricting their selves to just one identity for the rest of their life. If a person who has always spent their life in the library reading, socializing with people who like the do the same, he or she is going to feel it's impossible for he or she to reach out of that bubble they've trapped their selves in. People also trap their selves because once they reach a level of comfort, they don't feel the need to branch out, try new things, or go out of their way to do much else. I think stereotypes and confidence levels trap teenagers. A teenager might want to try a new sport, but is concerned everyone will think, "oh, they can't do that, they've never done it before, they can't start now." People can be trapped when they are scared to try new things. A person becomes trapped when they want to branch out from the norm, but is too scared to do so. The feeling of being trapped is a feeling of nervousness, but a wish to try something new. Sometimes, you just feel too comfortable where you are to try something new, leading you to be trapped. You feel if you "untrap" yourself, you may loose that level of comfort and never be able to regain it.