"Today I am grateful for being able to recognize my fears and address them to the best of my ability".
My therapist tells me that she thinks that I am afraid of people. I tend to avoid some people because I worry that they are going to try to get the better of me or place me in a situation where I have to behave a certain way for them to stop and other fears...I am talking about hassles of everyday living.
One coping skills my therapist taught me is to respond with laughter. Not to mock or to ridicule who I am talking to, but to simply laugh it off. And believe me, that has come in very handy!!
One of the SMTS Drivers told me just in conversation that he is like a duck, he just lets things just roll right off of him. And like Sandy (my therapist) tells me, when someone is behaving in a manner that bothers me, it isn't personal, it is on them. Chances are that they behave that way to others as well. That is their side of the street and I am only responsible for mine.
I think that I need to practise my people skills by interacting with people I find to be difficult to sharpen my interacting skills and reduce my fears of people. I am creative and intelligent, I can do this! And like doing anything worthwhile, it will take practise.
People do the very best that they can with what they have to work with, I want to do my best to expand my coping skills to improve my life and beautify MY side of the street. I do not want to live in fear anymore.

Born into a family of monsters who drove me to addiction and self-loathing, I, now a 61-year-old, have been sober since 11-16-2007. I am proud of that! Now, more than anything, I want people to see that a life beginning in unspeakable child abuse and domestic violence can heal and blossom into a happy and productive life.
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- Welcome
- About Me and My Credentials
- Blog Goals
- I Recommend Psych Central Because
- Where to Find Me on the Web
- Why 365 Days
- 365 Days of Believing and Achieving
- 365 Days of Crafting FUN
- 365 Days of Gaming
- 365 Days of Gratitude Inspiration
- 365 Days of Great Sayings Inspiration
- 365 Days of Increasing Mental Illness Awareness
- 365 Days of Joy and Laughter Inspiration
- 365 Days of Recovery and Personal Growth
- 365 Days of Recovery in Baby Steps
- 365 Days of Repairing Self-Esteem
- 365 Days of Steadily Improving Contented Recovery Lifestyle
- **********TRIGGER WARNINGS*********
- Article About My Internet Trolling on the Daily Mail
- KSDK Interview on My Bullying
- 365 Days of My Alcoholic Addiction
- 365 Days of Bullying
- 365 Days of Bullying and Internet Trolling
- 365 Days of Child Abuse
- 365 Days of Chronic Fatigue, Illness, and Pain
- 365 Days of Clinical Depression
- 365 Days of Co-Dependency
- 365 Days of Covert Predators
- 365 Days of Domestic Violence
- 365 Days of Incest and Sexual Abuse
- 365 Days of My Cruel, Sadistic, Psychopath Mother
- 365 Days of Repressed Memories
- 365 Days of Sibling Abuse
- 365 Days of Overeating
- Getting OUT of Poverty
- Suicide Darkness

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