Research Paper

For my research paper, I am discussing adult patients dealing with the emotional struggles of childhood sexual abuse. I find this topic very interesting; even though it is a very depressing topic, I am fascinated with how this type of trauma can sort of warp the mind.

I find that I always have trouble with finding sources when first coming up with material to research with. I guess maybe I should rephrase that; I do not really have that much trouble finding sources, I just have anxiety that I will. Even when coming up with a topic can be stressful. It’s not that I can’t come up with topics, I just always try to think ahead and think if I will be able to come up with enough credible sources to obtain information. To overcome my anxiety, I always talk to my teacher about what my ideas are and get reassurance for if they are good, or get advice for how I can improve and come up with more ideas.

Another problem that I sometimes encounter is just simply keeping my focus. I often get distracted very easily when working on the computer. This is because I love to flip on and off from sites such as facebook and pinterest. It is very hard for me to stay off of these sites sometime. I go to sit down and write my paper, and before I know it, I have been sitting facebook creeping for an hour and a half. Sometimes it helps if I go somewhere other than my dorm room. I usually like to stay and do homework in my room because of pure laziness. But I know that if I’m not getting work done, it’s time to move and go somewhere like the library for a couple hours.  300