When in your life did you need to assert yourself the most?

[RepleteAura]

[blshbnz]

The more I got older the more respect I have for myself and won’t put up with anyone’s shit. I was shy and quiet when I was young so I had people walk all over me. Id say working at a job.

[RepleteAura]

Work can forge you in that way. Good for you

[Anonymous]

When people at work thought they could ignore me because I didn't yell as loud as other people

[Abbycado]

College.

[RepleteAura]

For grades?

[Abbycado]

No, just being out on my own for the first time. If you are meek and let people walk all over you, you quickly fade into the background.

You have to be heard to do all sorts of normal things, like make friends, form impressions with professors you have, etc.

[RepleteAura]

Totally that makes sense :)

[Abbycado]

I have sadly seen it happen to nice people. It just gets worse and worse and they shrink into a shell. That is not what the college experience should be like.

[RepleteAura]

Yeah absolutely. I went through that, had some rude awakenings, but hey growth