My Philosophy - Personal Essay

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and thoughts. Not only can I help others in this field, I can also help myself which is most important by understanding this type of therapy.

Since being an adolescent, my thoughts of people have changed tremendously. As I child, I thought all people were “good” and that thought caused me to become the target for things such as my “niceness” being taken advantage of. I was a “yes girl”, afraid to tell people “no”. I wanted to be liked by others and gave people the benefit of the doubt in all situations. As I grew older, it began taking a toll on my life. I found myself stressed, tired and depressed because I was trying to make everyone around me happy instead of me. My perception of people changed and I learned people can only do what you allow them to. The people around me didn’t know I became sad and never stopped because they thought I enjoyed it. It took me learning to stand up for myself in confidence to tell others how I felt inside and having the ability to say “no”. I now understand my thoughts and the thoughts of others around me. I see that people can be “evil” but ultimately there are more good people in the world then the bad. I try to practice and implement positive thinking in my everyday life. Individuals like Oprah suggest, there is no guarantee that positive thinking will help you, but without a doubt, negative thinking will hurt you.