Every year more and more people change their name. Surprisingly, most often this is done not because of the dissonance of the name given at birth, but from some other considerations. It is not so important what guides the person changing the name, but he should be aware of some of the difficulties that he may face in the future.
Instructions
Step 1
Please note - in some cases, a person is uncomfortable going through life with the name given to him by his parents. It is not easy to explain, but such a name does not resonate with how the person himself feels; it causes him discomfort and "hurts the ear". In some cases, even those around them are of the opinion that the person's name is categorically unsuitable. Fortunately, changing your name can be quick and inexpensive.
Step 2
Determined to change the name given to you at birth, prepare for the fact that you will have to change many documents. Passport, foreign passport, driver's license, insurance policies - this is not a complete list of papers that will need to be reissued to a new name. Replacing them will take some time and will require you to pay an appropriate fee.
Step 3
Be aware that relatives and friends who have known you under your old name for many years will not be able to - and in some cases simply will not want - to call you new. This is especially true of parents, many of whom on principle refuse to call their child by a name other than the one with which they named him. You do not need to be tormented by a sense of guilt about the fact that you have done an act that upsets your family, because a truly happy person should live in harmony with himself and his name. If from childhood you feel that this name does not suit you, in most cases it will really be better to change it.
Step 4
Be prepared for the fact that even new acquaintances will look at you with bewilderment when they learn that you have changed your name. People tend to be wary of those who, by some of their actions, get out of their usual coordinate system. They consider such individuals to be at least "strange" and look closely at them in order to eventually find something that confirms their abnormality. If such a bias does not touch you and is not offensive to you, then, in the end, those around you will stop looking for some kind of catch in you and your character that forced you to change your name.
Step 5
Keep in mind that regardless of whether you believe in mysticism or not, life after a name change for most people changes no less than after moving to another city. At the same time, such changes can be both positive for a person, and vice versa. Ideally, before taking such a serious step as changing the name given to you at birth, you should consult with a specialist - for example, a practicing numerologist. He will create a rough picture of how your future will change after you begin to be named in a new way.
