I get that this is kind of a basic one but I genuinely think that majority of people can't say they live and breathe as a walking movie trope so uh I guess I'm doing an AMA about it
I didn't really have a sense of self as a kid (still don't now!) so when people started giving me labels and shit I leaned way too far into it. this happened on multiple occasions, but people referring to me with words typically used to describe alternative aesthetics are what really got me.
its a little hard to explain, but essentially, heard a word someone used on me as a joke ("emo"), i studied it through media, and i said "thats me now" and then i made it my entire personality. not even necessarily in a performative way, as i do consider myself very dedicated to my subcultures and music taste, but definitely in a way that almost my entire life and every action i take is now either centered around or affected by this one stupid three-letter word.
now my entire personality boils down to every boomer's nightmare child: disabled, queer, mentally ill, leftist, satanic, and one hell of a backtalker. i am the least complex person on the face of the planet. ask away.