When I was younger I was the child who hid behind her parents, afraid to talk to anyone else. I clenched on to their legs, holding on for dear life, with the fear of interacting with other human beings. Instead of running around frantically with the other kids, I sat with my mom and the other parents, a place where I felt safe. I was shy. Pay attention to the word, “was.” Somewhere along the way I blossomed into an extremely outgoing and outspoken young lady. Now a days people literally beg me to stop talking. I can talk to a wall no problem at all, and have zero issues talking to someone I don’t know. Being outspoken has its flaws, trust me, the amount of times I embarrass myself daily because of how outspoken I am is infinite. Here are the blessings and curses of being outspoken!

The Troublemaker

Being outspoken and having a loud mouth often gets me into trouble. I think something went wrong during my developmental stages of aging and it caused my filter to break and disappear because sometimes words just come spewing out of my mouth. I have no control over it. I have constant word vomit, and my mouth doesn’t care where I am, who I am with, or what I am doing when this occurs. Seriously though, is there a number I can call to get a new filter? I also tend to need to have the last word, especially in an argument, which never works out well for me.

I Will Always Stand Up for Myself

Being outspoken has helped me in a lot of ways, one of them being that I will ALWAYS stand up for myself when I am in a sucky situation. I am not the kind of person you can walk all over or talk down too, and I can thank my outspokenness for that. Because I stand up for myself I don’t allow people to treat me like shit and get away with it. I will let you know straight up that you pissed me off, and in the end it actually helps a situation.

Expressing My Opinion

No matter what anyone tells you, your opinion does matter. Next time you’re in a situation where you want to state your opinion, but are too afraid too, for whatever reasons; do it! Your opinion can be helpful for not only yourself but for others as well. If you don’t stand up for yourself, you will never get treated with the respect you deserve. So, next time someone is walking all over you or disrespects you, speak up, and be heard!