I don’t see at as weird. People change things in their life, that they see as unsatisfactory images of themselves, and now I am revealingly
talking of myself here, because I am not quite sure
how other people feel.
A lot can be said about the style of one’s writing, it
says a lot about that person, and in an international
chat room more of intimate sharing goes on, sometimes a lot more then their actual life. That is, because, here they really cannot actually be seen,
except maybe a few photos and videos now and
then.
Then there are people who feel inadequate, and come
to a point where they mess up, and conclude that
wrong interjections describe them, and they decide to change the way they present themselves by a re-invention.
I have a special needs problem about this, because, through my esoteric practice, of deluting
my ego, I have had some questions come up
regarding my self, that has brought thoughts of possible personality problems to the for, with a possible case of multiple personality, or demonic
possession. Many traits competed within for
dominance, and at times I was brought to attention, which
now I realize, was the effect The Practice, of The Work, through meditative and other forms of self improvement.
These efforts may begin subtly, on an unconscious level at an early age,
having karmic overtones of attribution,where the soul
seeks to find balance among the many cut up psychic possibilities.
Finally,changing one’s identity, is no big thing anymore, with many people having multiple aliases,
for similar reason but usually with the added factor of covering some things in their life.They want to remake their life, have a new lease on credit history,
have some plastic surgery to enhance their
relationships, even change their sex so that they can leave as a different gender.
Here, at this forum, the changes are similar to the above , but toned down, one can change, they think, improving a bit, here and there, and as a
consequence, cut out the former person, who may
have been improved upon to the extent, that may shed a disadvantaged light upon the present person.
Some people are known by one name, may not be remembered by a past name, simply because of changes the style of their narratives to improve
upon it, or they changed it out of sheer desperation,
as a result of a slight they inflicted on another member, or alternatively, having themselves beenwere slighted.
I wonder, if, this practice of changing ID’s was disallowed here, how much different the atmosphere
be? Would it result in more honest narratives, or,
would it curtail the artistic freedom of expressing ideas from different points of view? Is it possible for some people to represent their voice through
objectified parts of themselves ,which otherwise may
remain silent?
Who knows? Do other writers retain an original impression, seeing through the deception of a changed but transparent identity?
I can only speak for myself, some people are totally inscrutable as far as ‘past lives’ , past ID’s are concerned, others, are clueless as regards to to a few people, but fairly certain, who others may have been.
For still others, their multiple selves may be a try at using a literary device, such as commonly found in novels, where different characters are representations of different parts of themselves. But I think this is rare, even here.