Today, my new creative writing teacher informed the class that we should consult him before writing anything "dark or disturbing." I only took the class because my therapist recommended that I join the class so I could freely express my darker thoughts without her help or a fear of being judged. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my teacher read my story about a haunted house for a class assignment. She liked it very much and turned it in to the office to be sent into a state writing competition. An hour later, I was called to the office where the guidance counselor called my work "disturbing" and said I "need help". FML
Today, I forbade a student in the writing seminar I instructed from continuing to present his disturbing poems about demons. He responded to this by convincing nearly every other student in the seminar to write and read out loud several of his poems. FML
Today, in my psychology class, the professor had us write down our name and birthday on one side of the paper and on the other side put down a mental disorder we would like to know more about. I was going to write 'Social anxiety disorder' but I was too worried about what people would think. FML
Today, my therapist asked me if I’d been journaling as he suggested. I had to tell him that I don’t trust writing down my innermost thoughts anymore, because when I was younger my mom read by diary multiple times and beat me for what I wrote. So did my ex-boyfriend. FML
Today, I lectured my second-grade class to be more descriptive in their writing. I gave them an assignment to describe something in the classroom. I was grading their work later, and one student wrote, "My class is taught by a fat teacher with gray hair." FML
Today, I woke up to a bloody nose. Instead of rushing to the bathroom, I creatively dripped the blood over a knife for photography class because the assignment was to show emotion. So many of the students and faculty were disturbed that I'm now forced to talk to the school psychologist. FML
Today, I gathered the courage to participate in a class discussion. My professor laughed at me. FML
Today, my university professor asked us to submit anonymous course feedback. I wrote three paragraphs criticizing his lectures. Ten minutes later, I realized I'd left my full name at the bottom of the page. FML
Today, after complaining that I had nothing to write about in my weekly journal for college, my professor suggested in front of everyone that I should get a girlfriend. FML
Today, I got up the courage to go to my very first voice lesson. I thought I did alright, but at the end my teacher told me, "Now don't worry about grades in this class, I grade on effort, not on talent." FML
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Palirose 22
Write what you want anyways. Don't let some teacher stifle what you have to express!
davincidasecond 24
You can always start your own blog and write your own stuff.
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Comments (94)
morngo 8
Write what you want to OP and I find it odd that your teacher is making the class consult him first the creative writing teacher I had actually encouraged it but did lay down some guide lines that followed the schools policy such as no profanity(she let it slide with "if your going to use it keep it to a minimum") and no drug references.
laden_swallow09 35
Then consult with him!
notsofriendly 17
Just shoot him an email explaining that. If he knows it's cathartic and in line with your therapy, then he'll understand why it's dark, and not have to be concerned about what it could imply.
DanielleinDC 34
He said "consult", right? So take a few minutes before or after class to talk with the instructor and let him know that your therapist recommended this class as a way of dealing with your darker thoughts in a less judgmental forum.
strangeite 4
Since he just said to consult him, I'm sure you could explain, but writing in a journal or something might be better anyway since in most creative writing classes you have to share your work with the other students for critique, which is not guaranteed to be a judgement free environment
seventwenty3 2
I have a degree in English. There is a reason he wants to consult with you. If you writing about killing someone, or yourself they have to report it. I once told a teacher a story about a guy who went to jail for 30 years and killed himself shortly after getting out. She stopped me and asked if it was a true story. Seeing that I was 22 at the time it was an easy explanation. You need to have a conversation with your professor. Also remember that your writing will be seen by the entire class. It is their job to comment on the writing, you have to have thick skin.
Memen88 16
maybe just write in a journal
TheDrifter 24
In most classes, creative writing pieces are submitted and then distributed among the class, allowing others to gain inspiration and make suggestions to the writer. Creative writing as an outlet is great. Taking a class, not so much. Yes, it is about creative writing, but it's still a class, not an ungraded, unjudging therapy session. The teacher has rules they must follow, topics and concerns they must report and so on. You will get to express yourself, but don't expect a criticism free environment. He likely won't knock your ideas (unless he's an asshole), but his job is to improve your writing skills, not to provide you with much needed mental help.
radiocaf 29
Just consult him. He'll understand.
crazyclown00 17
Just let the teacher know that and write what you like.