Each of us has many facets to our personalities. One day we may think we would NEVER behave in a certain way, but we find ourselves in a situation that makes us behave contrary to our ideals. We have different motivators, and it's that mix that makes us all unique.
Something that might even count as therapy is to split yourself up into your individual "selves" and create a character out of each. You will probably find archetypes with whom you identify and some you find horrible! If you're writing a story based on your own life, sometimes it may be beneficial to take several of these and pit them against each other as individual characters.
I often want to lie around on the weekends and do nothing before 2pm. I think some of my neighbors think of me that way, since that's often all they see of me! That could be a character in itself-- the slothful neighbor. Sometimes I aggressively go after a project I'm working on. People are amazed at how much work I put into a costume for one day of the year. That could be the crazy-busy costume freak! At work I'm always very professional and try to avoid conflict. To some, I may come across as an uptight goody goody.
If I were to write a story about the above characters, I might have the uptight high-bloodpressure guy live between the slothful neighbor who never rakes his lawn and the crazy costume guy who decorates his house with garish lights for every holiday.
Who lives in you?
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