Long Time, No See

Hello everyone!

I know it has been such a long time since I've last posted in my blog...I've just been completely swamped with school work and figuring out plans for this summer and next year...it's exhausting!!

Anyway, I thought I'd share something I stumbled upon last week. I've recently began physical therapy again for my ankle, and my surgeon sent me to this new guy in town...who happens to be his neighbor. It's just so interesting to me, because I find that instead of getting to know me himself, this new guy (we'll call him Alan) is completely basing my behavior and reactions off of what others have said.

The first day I showed up to physical therapy, Alan felt the need to mention that he had spoken with my ankle surgeon twice since my referral, and he had also contacted my previous two physical therapists to see what treatments I had received in the past. I thought that was great- there's not point in continuing with the same old treatments that didn't help the first time around- but I was also a little taken aback. Alan asked me "are you lying?" after every single question I answered. He immediately told me that he wasn't going to "baby me" like my physical therapists have in the past. Apparently, my old physical therapists and my ankle surgeon had not shared very kind works, and it felt like I was in boot camp.

And of course, instead of turning a new leaf, I went back to my old, disobedient, rebel child ways. Even though I am an adult now, with nothing to lie about or work towards (not playing soccer anymore), I still immediately went on the defensive and became exactly the person everyone else had told them I was- therefore proving him right. Which ticked me off even more.

So, my little revelation? I think if you go into a situation assuming that a person is going to act a certain way, they will in fact rise or sink to those expectations. Now I guess it's just up to me to be the bigger person, instead of waiting for him.