Sleeper Effect
Being a child of a broken family, I never expected that my parents’ separation would affect me as much as it has. During my teenage years I was self destructive in almost every way including self harm, abusing alcohol, refusing my parents’ and grandparents’ help, mental neglect, and sabotaging relationships. As I have grown older I have realized that it has put a sleeper effect on the relationships that I have had as an adult. I have gotten myself into romantic relationships in which I have major trust issues that are unhealthy. This is still something that affects me today. I have learned a lot about myself in the process. Cognitive Dissonance
Texting and driving is common these days. I will admit that I am guilty of looking at my phone while driving. My excuses are probably similar to other people’s. I will tell myself things like “you’re a better driver than most, so it does not matter”, “the light is red so it is okay”, or “I can multitask, its no big deal”. Even though I’ve been in two accidents that the chances are they would not have happened if I wasn’t looking at my phone - I still do it. Once I rear ended a truck at a stop light that I thought had turned green, and luckily there were no damages to the other vehicle. The second, I wasn’t so …show more content…
I will admit that I am guilty of looking at my phone while driving. My excuses are probably similar to other people’s. I will tell myself things like “you’re a better driver than most, so it does not matter”, “the light is red so it is okay”, or “I can multitask, its no big deal”. Even though I’ve been in two accidents that the chances are they would not have happened if I wasn’t looking at my phone - I still do it. Once I rear ended a truck at a stop light that I thought had turned green, and luckily there were no damages to the other vehicle. The second, I wasn’t so lucky, I totaled my brand new car that I had for only four months by running into a
Being a child of a broken family, I never expected that my parents’ separation would affect me as much as it has. During my teenage years I was self destructive in almost every way including self harm, abusing alcohol, refusing my parents’ and grandparents’ help, mental neglect, and sabotaging relationships. As I have grown older I have realized that it has put a sleeper effect on the relationships that I have had as an adult. I have gotten myself into romantic relationships in which I have major trust issues that are unhealthy. This is still something that affects me today. I have learned a lot about myself in the process. Cognitive Dissonance
Texting and driving is common these days. I will admit that I am guilty of looking at my phone while driving. My excuses are probably similar to other people’s. I will tell myself things like “you’re a better driver than most, so it does not matter”, “the light is red so it is okay”, or “I can multitask, its no big deal”. Even though I’ve been in two accidents that the chances are they would not have happened if I wasn’t looking at my phone - I still do it. Once I rear ended a truck at a stop light that I thought had turned green, and luckily there were no damages to the other vehicle. The second, I wasn’t so …show more content…
I will admit that I am guilty of looking at my phone while driving. My excuses are probably similar to other people’s. I will tell myself things like “you’re a better driver than most, so it does not matter”, “the light is red so it is okay”, or “I can multitask, its no big deal”. Even though I’ve been in two accidents that the chances are they would not have happened if I wasn’t looking at my phone - I still do it. Once I rear ended a truck at a stop light that I thought had turned green, and luckily there were no damages to the other vehicle. The second, I wasn’t so lucky, I totaled my brand new car that I had for only four months by running into a