speak up

want to speak up rather than others to understand it by themselves.
i have faced a lot of problems cos of that. i have compromised with my career jus cos i wanted my dad to understand my silence wvch he didnt. but now i know that i need to speak up for my things…cant wait for them to understand wats in my heart…

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’ t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~ Dr. Seuss

Here’s what I told my boundary-violating coworker:

“Your standing over me and shrieking ‘GET OUT!’ is inappropriate behavior. And somehow I cannot picture you treating anyone else on the team with such hostility and disrespect. It is not acceptable for you to talk to me that way either, so please kindly restrain yourself in the future.”

Sometimes I don’t say things because I don’t know how the other individual may feel about the topic or your opinions. But… in the end, you can’t please everyone. If they are truly your friend, they’ll respect your opinions, and no hard feelings.

Okay so sometimes I get really mad… Someone will be making fun of one of my friends, or doing something irritating/stupid, or be harassing me. And I keep my mouth shut, and hold it in… the adrenaline rush that comes with the thought of speaking up in those situations is too much for me. but I always really regret not saying anything.

i hate sitting around listening to everyone speak when i know that i have something to say but hardly ever if ever let it out…it would feel amazing to just blurt it out once in a while…when i don’t say anything it makes me feel like shit! and it makes me pissed off at the people that won’t shut up! not cool! :)

I NEED TO SPEAK MY MIND MORE OFTEN!! i’m tired of keeping my mouth shut because I fear what the reaction will be from someone.

I have a lot of opinions on a lot of things, but when put on the spot, I get nervous and my opinion sounds hollow or generic. I don’t like getting on a high horse or sounding like a blow-hard. However, I think if I just DO it, I won’t end up sounding that way. I just need to be more confrontational and less passive.

having a lot to say on the topics discussed in class but being to shy to voice them. When I’m called on I usually give the most basic answer to avoid truly expressing myself.
I often worry that what I have to say isn’t good enough. I hear everyone else’s answers and feel like I’m not in their league.
Everyone else seems so eloquent.
I often wonder how different my life would be if I just said what I wanted. If I didn’t hold myself back for fear of what people might think.
This year, I’m in a new town, in a new school. I would like to be less timid.

of doing this again…