KayzCorner

I am not exactly an extremely happy person. In fact, for a psychology class, I had to take a personality inventory which told me I am a mostly unhappy individual, which I think is going a little far. As I have mentioned in a previous post I believe that people can be both happy and sad at the same time and even about the same topic. However, I will admit that I tend to be sadder than the average person. I honestly can't remember a time when I wasn't sad and I doubt there will ever be a day when I won't be sad. This might sound extremely cynical and I'm not sure whether I should be so accepting of it, but it has simply been the reality of my life; joy is a loud emotion that is foreign and excitement has always been muted and that just the way it has always been. There have been times in my life when this sadness has just seemed to take over, and I can’t help but see my life through a fog of unhappiness. It seems as though my life both in the past, present, and fu...

For most of my life, I’ve felt like a robot. I don’t mean one of those robots that seem to be practically human from television shows and movies, with amazing human-like features which allow them to almost blend in with human life. What I mean, is one of those robots that you get out of the toy aisle and when you take it out of its box turns out it’s dysfunctional. It moves loudly, slowly, wobbly and the voice is distorted. The kind you usually put right back in the package and return to the store for a refund because it doesn’t have any use. Growing up, emotionally I was rather robotic, never excited when I should be, sad when I should be, never expressive enough. My family used to tease me, claiming I was autistic and this was something that made me angry for a number of years. I felt like everyone could see as I fumbled along the bumpy terrain of human expression and interaction, coming to jarring halts and falling when it should have been smooth. Beyond this, I struggled with dep...

Many people will be starting or have already started school for this year. This will be the first year since the age of five I won’t be going to school this fall. It is so strange to think that that part of my life is behind me. While I still plan on pursuing a master’s degree, the fact that I am not starting school this week is a stark reminder of the fact that my life has irrevocably changed. However, this post is not about my nostalgia for academia; rather, I figured given my experience with school and the fact that I did quite well in school, that I could give some advice for getting through the school year. Start studying for tests early. I know, a lot of people say this and it is easy to absently not your head and proceed to ignore them, but honestly it is great advice. If you take detailed notes and study them frequently you will remember the information a lot better than if you cram the night before or even heaven forbid the day of an exam.   Don’t just read and ...