I am honest?…

That is a hard question to answer, firstly as you all know I had APD (Avoidant Personality disorder) or Avoidant personality functioning... so by nature, I had a strong tendency to walk away from situations that cause me an enormous amount of stress/ emotional discomfort or anxiety (metaphorically or just walk away)...
So is hard for me to be honest about hard stuff with adults that are strong authority figures like my parents, in the other hand when are my peers who I'm talking about that heavy stuff is easier because they relate with my feelings, experiences, and problems ( I feel understood).
You are my people so I'll be frank with you, some of these things that are complex and I avoid sometimes are my sexuality, who I want to become, or some of my dreams. We live in a society of huge expectations and false lives, everyone is trying to put a protective screen of perfection/ success/ happiness.
For a long time, I was one of those people who are "happy" that they are convinced falsely that they are doing the right thing ( I lie to myself). Then I decided to find help to be in peace with my truths, Now I could talk about all my ghosts, demons, and fears... because I more woke about all my emotions I don't deny or supreme them because they are beautiful, all even the nasty ones they make my human.
Honesty is nasty sometimes but I could say I am more honest today than when I started my therapy, with you guys I could be myself, raise my voice about subjects I care about. Today I am a better person because I learn to speak even of my profound dreams, hopes...
I am deeply grateful for all of you because you are the best group, You accept me without any reservation, you are better than my parents expected ( Frankly all mi close circle told me "Don't talk about your APD"... they were worried about me being stigmatized about it...) You prove to me that I could be honest, you are the best class!!!....
So I care about each of you, as you take care of me... we are a team... I propose to make honesty our best policy...

Challenges, Goals, and expectations for this new adventure

At the beginning of this journey, I was a little bit terrified but excited about this new life challenge…

Looking back to my self-assessment I noticed that my fears were baseless, I find an amazing class to work with, inspiring teachers that taught me a lot about English and how to be a teacher of excellence.

My main goal was to pass all my classes with decent grades, I worked hard to achieve that, the reality is that I pass all without any exam ( A personal achievement)… A note for the readers: that thing that for some people is the standard for me is great, I pass through anxiety attacks, doubts in myself, long study sessions, a rollercoaster of emotions, therapy lots of it… Finally, I could say I get up after a long time…

So my weakness in the first semester was the phonetics subject and all my personal processes, now I understand phonetics and myself better so I had better tools to pass through obstacles and tests.

For this new chapter of university life, I spect to improve my English skills but also my social skills too… Knowing new people, learn how to collaborate with them… I spect only great things for this new semester…