FEIZHEN MAE B.

RODELAS BSACC 1-Y1-3 VRTS111

JOURNAL WRITING

1. Think about the times when you feel bad about yourself or you are struggling. How do you
typically respond to yourself in these situation? Please write down what you typically do, what you
say, and note the tone in which you talk to yourself.
 There are many things that cause me to struggle a lot and one of these is being depressed. I
always feel bad about myself whenever I think about the pathetic person that I am. I’m still a
teenager and having depression at a young age is so horrible. After years of dealing with the
heaviness in my heart, I finally accept that this terrible feeling is a part of me. A part of me that
needs to be coped and cured. Some people understand depression, some think it’s an attention
call. For me, depression is like that pile of laundry that I don’t want to show in my Instagram
pictures. I never want to show my pile of laundry to the world, I want my life to seem happy that
is why I never let someone know that I am struggling and living in a pretty miserable life.

2. Do you respond in the same manner when your friend who is struggling to ask for your help? If
so, ask yourself why. What factors or fears come into play that lead you to treat yourself and others
so differently?
 No. I show some wisdom when considering other people’s problems but when the time comes for
me to tap into that wisdom, I fail to act on it myself. Why? Simply because when I talk about my
friends’ or peers’ conflicts, I am more than willing to consider a compromise solution to their
problems rather than my own. Also, there are times that I find my advice hard to follow. But then
again, nobody would benefit from it if I won't share it. Whenever I find a way to help others with
any possibly helpful information, I just do it wholeheartedly.

3. Please write down how you think things might change if you responded to yourself when you're
suffering in the same way you typically respond to a close friend who is experiencing the same
suffering?
 I feel like the answer to this question would be things might get a lot easier for me since the
advices that I always give to others are close to perfection. But still, I can’t guarantee anything
because people are different after all and things might not go as planned. And If this happens to
me, I just remind myself a few things that may help me when I am struggling just like;

 Always maintain your cool, take a deep breath and tell yourself that everything will be
okay.
 Accept disappointment, accept that you can never control everything and learn to adapt to
the situation.
 That's just how life is, unpredictable.