Personal Reflection Paper

Personal Reflection Paper

Irene Antunez

BSHS/345

05/11/15

Corine Charm

Personal Reflection Paper

When it comes to comparing yourself with other people wishing you had a nice body like them can be bad in a way. I believe that by stopping invidious comparison is believe in yourself know that every person has a special talent in them and everyone is beautiful in every single way. I know because there are time were I say I wish I was thin I wish I was prettier or a better body. As I see it is that even tho I times I wish I had all those I know that I have my own talent I am beautiful and a strong person in order to have a positive attitude is to love myself and know I am valuable. When I had my baby I will always compare myself to other friends that had babies and didn't seem that they did they will have a great body. The weight I gained and having the frustration that I couldn't lose the weight that I have gain was just very hard. Asking them what they did to get into shape or look like they didn't have a baby and not being able to endure it or mange it just brought me down and disappointed me. Instead of getting motivation from other, other I was just bring myself down in anger, frustration, and disappointment.

Things that can stop invidious comparison is just not compare yourself to other just believe in yourself and know that everyone is beautiful within and without. Everywhere in the world is going to be someone who is pretty, strong, skinnier, fatter, wealth, attractive or less attractive, less fortunate, smart, weak. Not letting that get to you and accepting yourself and know you are special is just a way to stop invidious comparison from going on.

Ways that I try to avoid vicarious traumatization in my daily life are not trying to stress myself to much. If by any chance I do what relaxes me and eases my mind is music that relaxes me. At time even letting it out by crying or talking it out with someone so I won't fell overwhelm. Other strategies I...