One of the significant lessons that I have learned from my experiences with mental illness is that your darkest moments are the most enlightening experiences. Living with debilitating anxiety has given me the opportunity to have a more open mindset, as well as a greater understanding of who I am as a person.
For many years, I bought into the stigma that mental illness is something that everyday people could never fall victim to. However, I’ve learned that this is completely false. Being able to manage your illness, provides you with the strength and drive to improve. My battle with anxiety has equipped me with a multiplicity of lessons: the importance of being open to advice; expressing empathy to others; the courage to engage in communication, time management and the importance of self-care. As the oldest child, these lessons have helped me to find balance between my family’s needs and my own. Along with, helping me to improve my skills as blood drive coordinator, including, coordinating volunteers and communicating what needs to be done at planning meetings. Above all, learning to manage my anxiety has helped me to reexamine my focus as a future doctor. As a doctor, I want to help others understand and maintain the …show more content…
Over the summer, I became a Crisis Counselor for the organization Crisis text line. Crisis Text Line works with teens in a state of crisis on various situations (e.g., anxiety, abuse…) and guides them to a calm state in which they are available to analyze and work through their situation. As a Crisis Counselor, I have been able to provide support to a wide variety of individuals and given first hand experience at the significance of both mental and physical health. Being a crisis counselor, has helped to reinforce my drive to manage my anxiety and the opportunity to meet a community of empowering individuals who share the same goal of wanting to give
For many years, I bought into the stigma that mental illness is something that everyday people could never fall victim to. However, I’ve learned that this is completely false. Being able to manage your illness, provides you with the strength and drive to improve. My battle with anxiety has equipped me with a multiplicity of lessons: the importance of being open to advice; expressing empathy to others; the courage to engage in communication, time management and the importance of self-care. As the oldest child, these lessons have helped me to find balance between my family’s needs and my own. Along with, helping me to improve my skills as blood drive coordinator, including, coordinating volunteers and communicating what needs to be done at planning meetings. Above all, learning to manage my anxiety has helped me to reexamine my focus as a future doctor. As a doctor, I want to help others understand and maintain the …show more content…
Over the summer, I became a Crisis Counselor for the organization Crisis text line. Crisis Text Line works with teens in a state of crisis on various situations (e.g., anxiety, abuse…) and guides them to a calm state in which they are available to analyze and work through their situation. As a Crisis Counselor, I have been able to provide support to a wide variety of individuals and given first hand experience at the significance of both mental and physical health. Being a crisis counselor, has helped to reinforce my drive to manage my anxiety and the opportunity to meet a community of empowering individuals who share the same goal of wanting to give