[snow123]

has anyone been asked to write about themself in third person? I have tried and I don't know what to write. i don't know myself, how am i to write a page. any suggestions? I don't have any close friends to ask what they think of me.

does anyone else have trouble with writing about themselves?

[Perna]

Start with little, easy, fun things; just list them as they come to you:

She likes reading novels and eating artichokes; not together, but both new, rather than used.

When she was six, she collected worms after thunderstorms, to save them from the rain.

In elementary school she drew maps of her bedroom.

Last week she mowed the front lawn for the first time this Spring. She planted lettuce and beans in her garden.

She's afraid of getting old and unable to care for herself. This morning the cat sat on her back and she had trouble breathing or turning over to dislodge it. What if she had been weak and old?

She loves her two cats; they're funny and caring for them helps her care for herself too.

She's honest and helpful. She's intelligent and loves to learn. She likes to write. Sometimes she talks too much, too fast, too unnecessarily.

She's a good speller and a better typist. If she were to be given a $100 gift certificate for the store of her choice, it would be to an office supply store, a bookstore, or a grocery store.

[chaotic13]

I would list like, dislikes, personal goals, perceived strengths and weaknesses, professional goals, and stuff like that.

[sunrise]

Try writing it in first person first. Then try changing the "I's" to "She's" and see how that goes.

[Lenny]

I don't know your age snow but I did this a few times...in a variey of means.

One was when I wrote a letter to my children concerning my alcoholism and it's contributions to the divorce of their parents...

I spoke of their Father in the third person and though we have all had these conversations many times they will read this letter when I am in another place...

I thought it came out well and allowed a bit of distance for me when writing it...

Lenny

[MissCharlotte]

Snow,

This is a most interesting post to me. A few years ago my youngest son had brain surgery and I was falling apart surrounding the experience. Coincidentally at the time I was taking a writing course. I decided to write about the experience in a fictionalized context. Believe me, it was thinly veiled. I gave myself a new name and wrote about it in third person. It was a very healing experience.

I hope you can do this for yourself. Just pretend it's someone else and you might have success. Of course, with my habit of harboring unintegrated parts I may be a bit more experienced, but give it a whirl, you may find it helpful and fun.

Peace

[Junerain]

Ever thought of keeping a journal? It's a very cathartic experience.....

[ECHOES]

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snow, i don't think you have to evaluate yourself, I think you could talk about what makes you... you. Your likes and dislikes, interests and hobbies, places you've been to, places you'd like to go..