Vulnerable

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I think my shy demeanor comes from the fact that I bottle up all of my emotions. I don't like to talk about things that make me uncomfortable, therefore, I don't and I just keep it all in. Until one day they all come out.

I am taking baby steps to overcome my fear of putting myself out there, because it is very difficult for me to do that. My first attempt at this was in class the other day. Our professor was talking about our blogs and was focusing on mine.

It wasn't by choice, but I was forced to talk about my blog and open up to the class about it. I was put in a state of vulnerability and it was terrifying, but in a strange way it was kind of relieving. 

At home, I'm a very talkative person. I have so much to say, yet I don't in a social setting. Being forced to talk about my life in class is helping me open up to people and be myself. 

This wasn't a big advancement in the progress of this blog, but it was something. Like I said before I wanted to do something that was going to be a challenge for me and this will certainly be challenging and I will definitely struggle through this. 




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