Journal Ch. 5

Entry #16
1.) Complete the ten sentence stems.
1- A specific situation when someone assisted me was when I looked for teachers help in preparing for my upcoming Biology exam.
2- A specific situation when I assisted someone else was when my mom needed help setting up her internet.
3- A specific situation when I made assisting someone else more important than my own success and happiness was when I skipped out on playing basketball with friends and helped my grandpa with yard work.
4- When someone asks for my assistance I usually feel 1) glad they're asking for my help, yet 2) sometimes uneasy if I already have plans of my own.
5- When I think of asking someone else for assistance I usually feel thankful and glad if they can help me out, but sometimes skeptical if I'm not sure if they are the right person to ask.
6- What usually gets in the way of my asking for help is what will they think of me because I couldn't do it myself.
7- If I often asked other people for assistance I would question my ability to make my own decisions.
8- If I joyfully gave assistance to others I would feel accomplished and better about myself.
9- If I gratefully accepted assistance from others I would probably have better outcomes, but, I don't think it would be completely my work.
10- One goal that I could use assistance with today is studying for my Calculus exam.

2.) Write about what you discovered by completing the sentence stems.
I think my relationship with others is interdependent. In the past, I get most of what I'm looking for by doing my own work and accept help when I really need it. More presently, I have found if I ask for help more, but not too much, I will have better outcomes.