Daily Log Of Stress

This assignment concluded keeping a daily log of my stressors, my stress response, and how efficient my coping strategies were. Overall, I experienced a stressor most days. In particular, most of my stressors where acute stressors. My stress responses were rather negative but I managed to handle them alright. I would usually distract myself by calling a friend or doing something other than what I was doing to give my mind a break. Out of the 10 day period, I experienced the most stress from Friday, October 21 to Monday, October 24. First I will explain my common stressors then my more stressful days in the following paragraphs. First, compared to the days where I experienced the most stress, most of my stressors were minor. That being said, …show more content…
Throughout the day, I was relatively alright, but I could not concentrate when I started to study. I started to get a headache and continued to stress myself out for about thirty minutes. Emotionally, I started to feel quite pessimistic. I was getting worried about whether I could pass a midterm and that started a chain reaction of other worries. For example, maybe I’ll fail this class, get a bad GPA, etc. That’s when I realized I couldn’t study at this moment and needed to stop thinking so negatively. I decided to make some coffee and started chatting with an old friend who helped me relax and stop worrying. Most times when I am feeling stressed out or rather sad, talking with a friend or family member helps me relax and energized somewhat to continue what I was doing. Most days, I will experience a couple small acute stressors and am able to cope efficiently. Sometimes the stressors are uncontrollable like being stuck in traffic the next day. …show more content…
My uncle was diagnosed with stage I stomach cancer last May. He has a several surgeries and constant chemo and radiation therapy. It has been stressful to the entire family especially on my uncle. My grandfather had also passed away from stomach cancer but his was discovered at the final stage and there was nothing more to be done for him. Seeing my uncle brought back those memories and again I was having a hard time not crying. I felt a bit angry too. Why did a good person like my uncle have to get cancer? Why do good people get sick, serious illness like cancer? I was careful not to show this thought because I wanted to support my uncle and stay positive because that is what he would want. I called my mom right after because I really needed some comfort and to just get things off my chest. Although we are not that close, she still offers good advice and helps me calm down. Moreover, she understands the situation since it is her younger brother who is sick. I think talking with her was good coping skills because I did feel less angry and sad than