365 Days of Self Discovery: Your Relationships

8.01.19

Day 72

Who would you turn to in a crisis?

  • Goodness, It would depend on the type of crisis and who I felt would be best to help or be supportive. Most likely it would be my mom though. 

365 Days of Self Discovery: Your Relationships

7.30.19

Day 71

Do you have friends who have different backgrounds to you? Do you feel this is important?

  • Yes & Yes, I believe having friends from different backgrounds has exposed me to different ways of life, allowed me to see the world from different perspectives and helped to make me more open-minded. Not to mention it creates for a great learning experience as well

365 Days of Self Discovery: Your Relationships

7.29.19

Day 70

Do you think it is important to be honest with people even if that honesty causes pain?

  • Yes, they say “the truth hurts” & this is probably true many times to  begin with, but in the long run it creates for a more successful relationship if the person is understanding of where you are coming from and if your able to empathize with the persons whom you are speaking your mind to. There is a HUGE difference between being a b**** and being honest and many people don’t have that clear understanding; so it comes from experience in how one should handle the situations. I always prefer it when people are honest with me — no matter what, because it will only strengthen me to know the truth vs living within a lie that usually unfolds at some point and causes more pain to the individual. Why create trust issues in the first place, if you don’t have to?

365 Days of Self Discovery: Your relationships

7.28.19

Day 69

Who are you not afraid to be yourself with?

  • Typically, I prefer to be myself around anyone and everyone; I find that to be more healthy and more real. At times it takes me having to get to know someone and their boundaries, and what they are comfortable with before exposing all myself to someone (metaphorically speaking) — and I have learned to adapt to my environment and circumstances; which doesn’t mean I am hiding who I am but I am choosing to withhold certain aspects of myself until I feel comfortable otherwise. Sometimes we tend to get too pushy and expect everyone to accept our behaviors and lifestyles equally and get offended by anyone who doesn’t agree — while I always hope people enjoy my company, I don’t expect everyone to like me, so I will always be myself but I won’t shove myself down someones throat to make a point either. As you grow, you learn to choose your battles and who to give two craps about and who not to. 

365 Days of Self Discovery: Your Relationships

7.27.19

Day 68

Who can calm you down?

  • Not anyone, usually it takes me calming myself down with time and walking away from the situation. I mean in the past, my ex did a good job calming me down if I was upset but normally I don’t prefer others trying to calm me down because it makes me more anxious. I don’t get angry often enough where I would need someone to calm me down in the first place and I have learned to handle situations better since.