My name is Becca, and I DOUBT myself. No matter how much praise I receive, no matter how many professors claim I am destined to do great things, there is always a shadow of doubt.
My name is Hannah and I am NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Being the oldest, I always felt like the experiment and I couldn’t do anything right. Even today, it doesn’t matter what I do, I always feel like I could have done it better. Nothing that I do is ever good enough for myself or anyone around me. There are so many things that I wish I could do/be that I think would make me at least a little bit better, but I know that those will probably never happen.
My name is Darla, and I am NEUROTIC. Neurosis can involve anxiety, sadness or depression, anger, irritability, mental confusion, low sense of self-worth, phobic avoidance, vigilance, impulsive and compulsive acts, lethargy, disturbing thoughts, repetition of thoughts and obsession, habitual fantasizing, negativity and cynicism, dependency, aggressiveness, perfectionism, schizoid isolation, and socio-culturally inappropriate behaviors, etc. I struggle with all of these things on a regular…
It is so much easier to hide how you feel rather than unveil the truth about that which hurts you. I chose the phrase “DON’T TELL” for myself, and for everyone else who is afraid to open up and talk about how they feel. I have lied so many times telling everyone that “I am alright” when really inside I couldn’t figure out why I get so unhappy.
My name is Jordan and I have ECZEMA. I have had to deal with sensitive skin my entire life. I get large, red, itchy blotches on the inside bends of my elbows and knees, around my eyes, and occasionally on my stomach. This skin condition has been very hard on me for the past couple of years. I hate when I wear short sleeved shirts and people stare at them. I’ve been told that most people grow out of eczema by the time they are 25. For me, that day cannot come soon enough.
Hi my name is Max, I am 5 years old. I have BIG EARS and I don’t like them because they are stretchy. In the summer when my hair is really short they stick out more.
Hi, My name is Linda and I am TOO TRUSTING. It seems as though I trust other people more than I trust myself and that usually turns out to be not such a good thing. Most of the time it makes my feelings get hurt but I keep trusting those people and never seem to learn when enough is enough. I am learning to not be as trusting but for now I am too trusting and I don’t like it. I hope it won’t always be apart of me but it seems like no matter what it always will be.
My name is Jessy and I have a FEAR OF FAILURE. Loans, finding a big kid job after college, switching everything over to my name, finding a permanent place to live. I feel like it is easier to fail than it is to succeed.
