Celebrity Conglomerate Syndrome

Erik Erikkson talked about (after the search for identity commences) four stages of identity development, diffused(haven't started), foreclosed (prematurely defined), moratorium (still defining), and achieved (identity achievement).

One of the biggest things preventing people from reaching identity achievement is "celebrity conglomerate syndrome" (CCS). Where you pick and choose bits and pieces of a celebrity's personality or clothing or style or appearance to mimick and pile them onto yourself. The problem with this? You end up losing and burying yourself. Your strongest aspect -- your identity -- gets buried and that's the greatest source of confidence.

A symptom of CCS is "restlessness within a professional field, indicated by unproductively distracting variety" -- which of course means, spread too thin. In a good way, it makes you eclectic and diver, which is invaluable, but in a bad way, it makes you uncertain and panicky. But if you're interests are productive -- they go to your performance -- and probably good training -- meaning they aren't distracting -- you're in the clear.