There are many psychological effects that occur on adopted people. Many grow up in the same family they were born into, knowing who they are and where they come from. Usually many ignore and assume that they know where they got their appearance from. For adopted people the story is completely different. There is a loss when it comes to discovering who we are as people, if someone is adopted they have questions about themselves that many cannot answer. I constantly ask myself, “Why was I given up for adoption. What do my biological parents look like? Do I have brothers or am I a twin? Where would I be if I wasn't adopted?” There are definitely more questions that could be asked, but that would lead to wondering more and feeling more lost. Knowing only half of yourself is difficult, it's difficult to grow and accept yourself. There will be concepts in people's heads and when certain events happen the mind becomes messed up and it is possible to shut it down. No one knows what it feels like to be someone who is adopted except the people who are. Adopted people usually experience an emotional as well as psychological impact due to adoption. It took me longer to find my identity and to develop what my identity is today, even though I'm still not 100% sure who I am. I also feel a great sense of guilt or feel alone in some port over time. There are many times when I have felt unwanted or in some cases abandoned. This could mean the smallest impact on my life, like a friend leaving or not wanting to go out. A breakup can also be something that will impact me more than others might because of that feeling of abandonment. While I'm hard on myself, I'm also hard on people... middle of paper... a little voice in my head, it hit me. I started to feel unsure of myself, I was talking to myself. To the point where I would have some sort of nervous breakdown. When this happened, I went to the people I knew, who loved me and cared about me. I would like to plant their words in my head saying that I can do it, that I am a nice person, that I shouldn't second guess myself. Under these circumstances, this is where I felt like I didn't know who I was. I questioned my identity and who I am as a person. Even though I have been alive for eighteen years, I still don't know my true self. I will continue to question myself, I will continue to feel some sort of abandonment and have trust issues for a long time. These psychological effects will not leave my mind for a long time. But at least who I am, I've finally found a part of me that's no longer a mystery.