So I've seen quite a few posts about parasocial relationships with celebrities and whatnot, and it occurred to me that something interesting to write about is the parasocial relations that we each have with ourself. Thats right - ourself. We talked a month or two ago in class about having a parasocial relationship with someone who we have never met before in our life, yet we still feel an emotional connection to the specific person through viewing their movies, following them on twitter, etc. Here though, I want to take it out of that context and instead look inward.
We all have this odd relationship with ourselves, so don't try and act like you're the special person who doesn't. While it may seem like a weird and foreign concept, to me its clear as day. It all has to do with our every day to day activities and social interaction and the decisions we make in order to present our "best" self to the outside world. By this, I mean that we each envision our ideal self in our daily life, and each day we try to live out our day as that "ideal" self.
I'm not saying that everyone does this, but I'm sure a good majority of us do. It could range from being a very minute thing such as putting on the right pair of pants so as not to look out of place or "unkempt" to something such as trying hard to maintain composure at an upcoming business meeting regarding failing finances. I myself do this constantly, and sometimes I absolutely despise how much I care about what others may think, but on the other hand it has helped me in a few situations that may have taken a wrong turn had I made a different choice.
What are your guys' thoughts on the matter? I'm sure that I'm not the only one in the class that sometimes feels like I spend more time and energy striving to be some fabricated "ideal" self than I should. Personally, I think it has a lot to do with the structure and deep underlying mechanics of our society, but that's another topic for another day.
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