What Are My Writing Habits

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When I was in around ninth or tenth grade, I hated pretty much everyone. You could point out a stranger to me and I would be able to find something negative to say about them. I suppose I would a choice to be this way unconsciously, because I had been bullied and made to feel like a loser and an outcast. So I started acting like one. I don't really remember specifically making a choice to think differently; I was just tired of being angry all the time. There were also a couple girls who I had deemed as “sluts” because they didn't dress as modestly as I did. It turned out that they were really nice people and were kind to me, and I felt bad for thinking mean things about them. It showed me that not everyone was looking down on me, trying to …show more content…
I say I’ll do my math homework, and then I’ll get bored or confused after five minutes and do something else.
A.D.D and the fact that the work I’m doing doesn't interest me at all contributes to this habit. It just bores me to tears, so I get frustrated with it and wish I didn't have to do it.
This habit causes my grades and academic confidence to suffer.
If I kept at my homework, I would feel more accomplished and therefore better about myself. I would also have a better understanding of the subject.

I am very self-critical.
My artwork is never good enough and I want to be the best
I have acne, so I think I’m ugly. I know it's not true, but I don't care, because I want to be the best version of myself.
Bullying may have created this habit, causing me to question myself. It also could be that I'm a little competitive, but my self-doubt and anxiety makes it come out as being overly critical.
It gives me very low self confidence, and causes me to get frustrated with myself.
If I changed this habit I would be more at ease with myself, which would allow me to work towards improvement in a positive manner.

Journal #23
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