Personal Essay On Becoming A Counselor

Becoming a counselor would mean the world to me because I love helping others that are in need. In my personal life, I have dealt with people using drugs, stress, body reputation, and mental illness. I have seen others suffer from emotional, physical, and mental abuse from family members, friends, partners, and mates. Throughout my life, friends and family members have always asked me, why I smile or why am I always happy. I tell them because I am stress free and I help others with issues. Some will come to me for advice on relationships and body reputation because they are having a rough time in a relationship or picked on. Personally, I am a willing resource for people to look forward to meeting and discuss information about their concerns
Teaching several college classes about different situation that college students go through or just regular people who wakes up every day to go to work. I have also worked with elderly people as a Care Partner to help with their daily living and talk with some and confine in them to let out their pains. As a friend, I listened to all of my friends and family members issues and gave some great advice on relationships even though; I was never in a relationship. I also gave advice on stress and body image. With the opportunity of helping others reminded me of how I got picked on in elementary and how stress I was and how I did not have no one I can turn to and trust. I want young people to understand that everything happens for a reason and that sometimes it is hard to reach out to someone about problems especially when you do not know who they are. Throughout my journey of working as an intern, I found out some of the fundamentals to help people overcome situation as of today, when I am suffering through the some of these issues. I find myself guiding myself that everything will be okay and ways to