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Physical Disabilities
Physical disabilities not only cause us to have different challenges in life, but also affect the way we interact with the world and how it interacts with us. We often feel isolated in society, significant frustration, and that others are incapable of understanding our experience. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Do you… have impairment to any of your limbs or motor ability? have limitations placed on your life by a respiratory disorder or epilepsy? experience treatment from others differently than what you would choose? feel isolated or frustrated with circumstances caused by your disability?
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
After experiencing an intense threat to someone else or ourselves, we can experience Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Although, we often feel that we should not be so affected, PTSD can drastically affect our ability to cope or function in daily life. . Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Have you… experienced a life-threatening event to you or someone else? relived the event through nightmares or flashbacks found yourself avoiding circumstances that relate to the originial event? had difficulty with sleep, anger, or talking to someone about your experience? do you feel more “on edge” than before the event?
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Pre-marital Counseling
In relationships, we can have questions or issues that we would like to address before making further commitment such as engagement or marriage. Oftentimes, we feel strong disagreement about things that seem minor, but could benefit from pre-marital counseling and seeking out what deeper concerns are surfacing. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Are you… in a relationship that could lead to engagement or marriage? interested in receiving input on what issues to address before marriage? wanting to learn more about why people marry and what readiness is? curious about commitment and what it means for your relationship?
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Racial/ Ethnic Identity
Our racial or ethnic identity drastically affects our experience of the world and how we interact with others. We can feel included, isolated, empowered, and oppressed in different situations. We benefit deeply from relationships with others who have similar and differing experiences from us. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. feel like you are treated differently because of your race or ethnicity? experience barriers between you and others due to differing cultures feel isolated or separate from the “norm”? want to cultivate your sense of identity, incorporating your race or ethnicity in the midst of other cultures? have trouble developing a support system that you feel truly “understand”?
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