'ADOLESCENCE’ STARTED FORM MY VULNERABLE AND IMMATURE MOMENT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. I CAME TO REALIZE THAT THE PREVAILING CULTURAL NORMS IN MY COUNTRY TEND TO DE-EMPHASIZE INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUALITY, INSTEAD FORCING A STANDARDIZED APPROACH THAT SEEKS TO SHAPE ITS PEOPLE INTO IDENTICAL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. THIS MADE ME KEEP CONFORMING AND COMPARING MYSELF TO OTHERS.