Erik Erikson proposed a theory in which he states that “Identity vs. Role Confusion” is one of the phases we will experience as we grow up. During adolescence we try to discover who we really are and how to define ourselves in the eyes of others. As written by Jane Kroger (2007), “this process involves the ego's ability to synthesize and integrate important previous identifications into a new form, uniquely its own”. From there, Erikson introduced the term “identity crisis.” We should not interpret the “crisis” as something disastrous, but “rather as a critical turning point in the life history of an individual, in which development can only move forward by taking a new direction” (Kroger,