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6.3 Intimacy/affection
I met my friend Christian sometime during middle school at karate. We became close friends rather quickly. We were always together if we were both at karate. We just had that type of connection that it was just natural for us to share everything with. We still do to this day. We know so much about each other that we could write a full detailed book about each others lives. -
7.1 transition to middle school
To be honest, I did not really have a stressful transition. The most stress I felt was figuring out where my classrooms were and that was it. I have really good visual memory that, in this example, once I know where it is, I don't have to worry about the number to the room. If that makes sense. Other than that, I actually enjoyed being able to go to different classrooms for each subject. I am not one to sit in the same spot for a long period of time like we did in elementary school. -
1.1 entering adolescence
I would say when you start puberty is when you enter into the adolescent stage. When puberty starts, that is when all the biological, cognitive and socioemotional changes happen. In boys, puberty will typically start around the age of 11 years old. Because of that, in terms of date, I will use the date of my 11th birthday as a marker. -
2.1 Typical maturer
I would say typical because i am seeing it as I went through the same typical changes as anyone else. Plus, to be honest, I have no idea if I am early or late. Just like in any process of puberty, I went through it all. One thing I can say was late was my growth spurt. That is only because of the chemo, I received when I was a baby, slowed down my growth rate by a year and a half. -
2.2 Niche-picking
I picked this date because it was when I was introduced to ASL for the first time. I started learning when I went into 8th grade as it was the second language I am required to learn to graduate. I chose this because I am a picture-visual learner which made it very easy for me to pick up. I was always better learning through pictures and other visuals. My top two subjects besides ASL was math and science. English and social studies which are word-based, were my weaker subjects. -
6.2 Physical support
I met my friend Torie when I was in 8th grade. Our friendship did not really start developing until they were in high school; I am a year ahead of them. Torie struggles with mental health issues and I am the friend that they go to for when things start goin bad. -
4.2 non gender-typed behavior
I never showed gender-typed behavior. I do not believe in "the guys/girls way" of doing things. I just did my way and that was it. My dad and I would constantly get into arguments over it because I could be doing something that is not "the guy's way." I did not care because it is my life not my dads. -
3.2 differentiation
I noticed this when I was in high school so I will say that it started then. I have been an empath for most of my life. It is to the point that I am consistently differentiating no matter where I am or who I am with. It all depends on the atmosphere/environment, and energy of where I am. It also depends on the mood/energy that I am feeling from who I am with. Being an empath means that I automatically match with all of that. -
4.1 gender-typed behavior
My dad was very stereotypical because of the lifestyle he grew up in. He was always very "this is how/what guys do/listen/say/sound like/wear." He would get very angry if a guy did not do "the guys way" of doing things. -
6.1 parent adolescent conflict
In January of 2014 I came out to my parents as gay. My mom was understanding but still needed time to sync in the information. My dad on the other hand, he sent me to therapy. Due to the generation gap, times that they grew up in were very different than how things are today. It caused a lot of arguments between my dad and I. We were never on the same page to begin with but coming out made things between us even worse than what they already were. -
7.3 Intrinsic Motivation
I remember signing up to take IB psychology back in high school. IB stands for International Baccalaureate. I took this class because I have always been fascinated by psychology. I always like new challenges and I thought this would be a good fit. It a two years, everyday class. My most favorite unit was abnormal psychology. Compared with the rest of my classes, I had this type of flow going when it was time for that class. Driven by self-determination, I finished the class with an 88. -
8.1 rite of passage
I guess the closest I had to a "rite of passage" would have to be the example from the book which is my high school graduation. The ceremony was held on a Saturday morning in June of 2016. Luckily it was not too hot that day. Once that was over, I started to prepare myself for the new set of responsibilities as I were to head to Gallaudet within the next month for JumpStart. -
7.2 transition from high school to college
This was the biggest transition ever. Not only did I go through the typical high school to college transition that everyone goes through but Gallaudet was the first Deaf school I attended. I have been mainstreamed my whole life. So, we have the typical high school to college transition but also the cultural shock I had to deal with as well. I do love the freedom that college comes with. I have always been an independent person growing up. -
1.2 Emerging adulthood
For me this is a difficult question to answer as a social worker. Everyones lives are different and it depends on what is going on in their lives. That is where instability comes in. I will be working with clients who do not have stability in their lives but mentally had to grow up in order to get that stability. As a marker, I will put the date of my 18th birthday, as a general perspective, which is the age you become an adult according to law. -
3.1 imaginary audience
It was my first thanksgiving break during college and I have already got my first tattoo. While being home, I felt like my parents were always looking at it so I would try to cover it up a bit by turning my arm. -
3.3 possible selves
I was 18 when I was diagnosed with severe MDD, anxiety, and other mental illnesses, along with a possibility of another, that I was struggling with. That year, even though I now know what I was dealing with, was very hard mentally. To the point that I was afraid of possibly having a psychological break and then the possibility of coming back from it or not. Because of what was going through my head at the time, I felt that, knowing my luck, I would never come back from it.