My First Therapy Writing Session

Day One of the 35 Therapeutic Journal Prompts For Anxiety/Depression. I wrote this at my Grandma’s House on July 20, 20.

What do you like/love about yourself? (Name 10 things).

1, I love my eyes because I can see what beauty is in front of us when everyone else ignores it or doesn’t want to see the beauty in this world. My eyes believe everyone is beautiful in their own way. And I believe that one day the beauty I see will one day be seen by everyone else. And everyone will be loved and will love and not hate each other anymore. I believe the world will one day be at peace.

2, I love my writing abilities/talent because I am able to inspire other writers and people that read my work and let them know that they are not alone and that they too can be whatever they choose to be. I like exploring other worlds that I create and adventure in when I am sad, angry, depressed, happy and or just want to escape the real world for a while. I always love when someone comes up to me and says I made a difference and that I inspired them to be someone greater than they were yesterday. Or that my writing inspired them to not give up and continue the things that they put off during their lives because they didn’t believe they were good enough. I love to see people smile when they read my work.

3, I like my smile but I used to hate it because I had low self esteem and low confidence in myself because I didn’t believe I was beautiful or pretty enough to be who I wanted to be. But now I like my smile because people all the time tell me I have a beautiful smile. And that is why I no longer hate my smile. I like when I smile and when someone smiles back at me.

4, I like when people say to me you look younger than you look and I’m like thank you. Or just simply say thanks. I always seem to catch myself smiling brighter when someone says this to me. And I take it to heart because I could be an actress and can play someone who is like 16 years old and up to maybe younger than 30 years old. And I am only 25 years old but people think I am 16, 17 or 18.

5, I love the fact that I have always liked, appreciated and loved the little things in life. Photography and videography is my passion. Something I have always loved doing since I was 11 years old. Like I would walk past pretty flowers and take pictures of them. Seeing and taking pictures of different forms of the moon, shapes of the clouds, the sunsets and sunrises, take video of the birds chirping in the morning and butterflies flying almost close to you. I always believed what my Mom has always told me that butterflies are family members that have passed away and they have come back to watch over us.

I admire and love taking pictures of the older buildings in Hamilton where I currently live because they have so much history, the architecture just the sight alone makes me dream about what is inside these buildings if I have never been in them. Like for instance Barton Stone Church on the Mountain has always caught my attention every time my family and I would drive past it. I love it’s beauty, how there is greenery/leafs growing on the front and the sides of the church. And the fact that there is a cemetery right next to it on the churches land. What the cemetery looks like during the day makes me less afraid of what people really think of it. It’s not all that scary or bad if you go there and leave the cemetery in peace and try not to disturb anything or anyone in it. I always had to be fast about getting a picture of the church when I knew we would be driving past it because every time we did it would change. Like the leafs on the church would be there one day and gone the next. And the colours of the seasons would be different too. I also love taking pictures of animals and events. I in general just love taking pictures.

6, I love my heart because I like helping people. I like to help people and lift them up. I believe that if one person can make a change in the world one day I believe we all can. My heart smiles when I know I have done good things and have helped in what little ways I can. I like to volunteer each year with Dusk Dances to help in anyway that I can to make the festival better each year. I lIke being their volunteer because I know that they appreciate me and what little I have to offer. And they always love to see their volunteers come back each year. I always love seeing people come together to support good causes. That’s why I volunteer with them.

And I also like to volunteer each year with The Good Shepherd Christmas Dinner because I get to see all the people who come in to eat Christmas dinner smile and laugh. And I love seeing the children, youth and adults smile when they receive their gifts. And this is the highlight of my year. Being able to make a difference in someone’s life is all I could ever want from someone. I want to make them smile and let them know that they are needed and as talented even if they say they aren’t but in my eyes they are needed and talented, loved and so on. Regardless of what people think or say about them. I love helping people. That is part of who I am.

7, I like being an Empath sometimes because I feel like without this blessing and sometimes a curse I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I can feel what people feel and sometimes it’s sad. And it does hurt me because I feel things that no human should feel. Sadness, depression, death, love, hate, happiness and many other emotions and things. Not all of being an Empath is bad. It does have its good side/perks. Like it could help you get your emotions out on and off the screen if you were a movie star. It could help you understand more of what someone is going through because you can feel and sense what emotions they are feeling. And that you have gone through it too. Sometimes being an Empath is easy for doing certain things during your journey in life. But sometimes it is the hardest thing to deal with and live with because it brings hurt, sadness and grief. Things normal people wouldn’t want to deal with or know how to deal with. Or even understand as much as an Empath would. Especially when trying to comfort someone who is an Empath and the Empath who is dealing with someone who isn’t an Empath wouldn’t know what to do or even say.

8, I like to listen and am a good listener someone you can come to and talk with and not judge. I like to help people understand and try to confront things they are afraid of or want to talk about. And try to help them as best as I can. I want to be someone who can help change things in their lives that maybe they couldn’t be able to fully do by themselves. I like to help people become better versions of themselves.

9, I like being a triplet because it’s rare not everyone who is born has a triplet sister or triplet brother out there in the world. I wouldn’t trade being a triplet for the world. Even if my siblings and I don’t get along sometimes. Okay most of them time.

10, Last but not least I love music. My taste in music ranges from classical, country, rock, gospel and many other genres. I like discovering new music. It helps me stay calm when I am sad, scared, nervous, angry and happy. And it helps lower my anxiety when I am out in public and when I am in large crowds. The music helps to calm my heart and let me know that I am okay. That as long as I have my music I will be okay.

It also helps me stay creative. Music has helped me write things I normally wouldn’t write and it would help me complete my writing tasks, chores and other things too that need to get done or I need to do. I even have my music when my family and I go for long drives. And I even have my music when I go for walks to places I need to go and when I go to my classes. It helps me stay focused, I can daydream and stay calm throughout whatever I am going through. Sometimes it doesn’t work because I don’t try hard enough. But most of the times music helps me become a better writer, family member and person. Sometimes without music I wouldn’t be the girl I am today and would have wanted to end my life many years ago. It also helps me with my depression to let me know that I am not alone. I can be better and overcome my depression and sadness. And that one day I will be someone.

This is my list of my ten things I like/love about myself.