I think I have felt anonymous at times in my life when people donāt seem to understand me or why I would feel the way that I did during certain situations. When people donāt seem to understand where Iām coming from and try to downplay my emotions it frustrates me because I donāt like when my feelings or thoughts are invalidated. This has happened a lot with friends and family and it causes me to feel anonymous because it makes me question if people take into consideration how I feel or if they just go along with it because they think that will make me feel better. I donāt like when this happens because I feel alone with my feelings and it causes me to doubt myself. I always start thinking āmaybe Iām overreacting, maybe I shouldnāt have said that or done what I didā and these thoughts become even more frustrating because I shouldnāt have to doubt my feelings just because other people donāt agree with it. No one has to agree with anyoneās feelings because we are all different but I think we should always be mindful that no matter what, our feelings are important. I think people fail to understand that part. Even if you may not agree with someoneās feelings you should make that person feel they are entitled to their emotions no matter what. Belittling someoneās feelings isnāt right and I feel it happens to me often which has caused me to take a step back and evaluate the people around me and question where they should be in my life. When this started happening more frequently I noticed that I started keeping my feelings to myself instead of sharing them with others. I didnāt see a point in expressing myself to someone that was going to be toxic towards me. Sometimes itās hard to keep my feelings to myself because Iām not able to talk about it. Iāve resorted to writing in a journal because it allows me to get my feelings out and it helps because if I donāt do this then it feels like my thoughts are running around in my head which overwhelms me. When I write in my journal I donāt feel anonymous anymore because my thoughts are out of my head and itās a relief.
About
Professor: Jessica Penner
Email: creative.writing.citytech@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Iāll be available through Zoom and will send an invitation via email that you should keep all semester. Try to join my meeting at the start of the hour, not at the endāsince I may be talking to other students or have another appointment after the hour is up. If those times donāt work with your schedule, we can schedule a different time. This means youāll have to schedule an appointment in advance. I suggest you have multiple times in mind, since your schedule may not mesh with mine!
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