Self Awareness Moment Research Paper

SELF AWARENESS DIMENSION During the course of the entire interaction, I had a variety of emotions going through me. I was overwhelmed, because I was not sure how this interaction was going to go. I was actually comfortable with talking to Carrie because since school has started we have been good friends. So that helped calmed my nerves. Even my nerves were calmed down I still felt nervous. As our interaction was going along, I noticed that I kept laughing a lot due to my nerves. Most of the time it was sort of a fake laugh, because I was nervous and did not know what to do. I was trying to think ahead to figure out what I wanted to say next. I also noticed that I smile quite frequently, because that was the only thing I could think to do even if it was not at the

Even know I know Carrie fairly well, I was still nervous. I could not seem to fit everything together. I started asking off the topic questions, since my nerves were getting to me. I tried my best to ask normal questions about how she might feel about becoming a parent. There was a time in the interaction where we had a good conversation. It was when we talked about the sex of the baby. That seemed to make relax because at that moment I knew what I was talking about. My level of confidence with the relationship with Carrie is at a high level. We have become good friends and I felt comfortable around her, because we sit by each other in class and we talk every day. The strengths of my therapeutic communication during the interaction include being genuine. When I did not know what to ask, I would ask Carrie more about how she felt about becoming a parent. I would use probes to find out more information about how she was feeling. An example would be when I asked Carrie is she was nervous about becoming a parent. I was present by nodding my head. I was there to listen to what Carrie had to say and help her feel calm about her