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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Augustana chapter.

They say You find yourself Here. You find Your truth.

The truth? At this point there are So many versions of me All competing for a chance To rear their ugly heads

I am thousands of people Each personality carefully tailored To every person I know Neat little packages ready to be Shipped out.

It was only a couple Years ago When I first stumbled Upon This epiphany This crisis of conscious This undeniable truth

That I have no truth.

The fact that I am  Merely a conglomerate of All the people I know. That I am somehow  Paradoxically  Self-reliant yet Entirely reliant on others.

I first felt it  When I was truly alone I was a stranger to myself. It struck me that I was simply no one When there wasn’t someone For me  To mirror To match.

Because I am So  F*cking Dependent on The validation The appreciation The need for You To like me.

I cannot simply Be I must only Be For the sake  Of others.

So I sit waiting,  Wondering If she’ll ever get a chance To rear her ugly head Me Her I

The piece of me  I’ve never met.

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Ava Benstine

Augustana '25

HI I'm Gracie! I'm a freshman at Augustana College majoring in Environmental Studies and I'm so excited to be a part of Her Campus this year!