3 Stressful Things Attending college is usually the most exciting but yet eye opening experience at the same time in a person life. It is a transition from being a child to becoming an adult and learning how to survive in the real world. Even though this is my second year in college and it has been going well that transition has cause good amount of stress in my life. The three major stressful things in my life that I notice since attending college is managing my time, managing money, and having a good relationship with others.…
Just about a week ago I was sitting in my bed wondering why I was so stressed out. Maintaining my tranquility seemed like the most difficult thing to do. I was feeling as if everyday was a mental battle, making sure I didn’t break down. The various things I was and still am trying to obligate myself to do on a day to day basis is stressing me out beyond belief. My AP classes amplify my stress because of the large amount of assignments I am given.…
Survival, by definition, means “the state or fact of continuing to live”, but personally, life is not all about surviving. What is life without experience? Day to day, people face harsh living conditions- children in Africa are dropping from starvation, Syrians seek refuge from a horrible war, and homeless people in cities need to provide for themselves and families. On a more serious note, there are even worse tales of survival and making it out alive from the past, especially in times of prejudice and warfare. One of the worst cases in history of prejudice, in our case against Jews, and warfare is World War II.…
When I began my freshman year of high school, I knew next to nothing about anxiety or depression. Towards the end of the year I started reading up on both of them I noticed several similarities in some of the descriptions that I read and myself. Over the summer I started asking questions and then found that most of one side of my family had been diagnosed with anxiety and/or depression. Which sort of set me on edge, but I eventually let go of the thought, as I learned that anxiety and depression sometimes ran in families.…
Throughout the 18 years of my life I have been through a lot of bad times but I had a lot of good times as well. I feel like my life has been a rollercoaster of emotions. I was bullied in school a lot because I was different. I was overweight during my elementary and jr high years.…
Ive just came through the door, tired from a long day of classes and work. As i'm entering i see you on the couch playing dark souls, and watching you curse at the screen makes me forget about any stress I had as i have to hold back my laughter. You didn't hear me come in, you were too focused fighting a boss. I notice that you didnt see me come in so I decide to try and scare you. I come up behind you and grab you while simultaneously yelling "SUP FUCKER".…
I have dropped a few courses but only one for academic purposes. I attended Texas A&M Corpus Christi for my first year of college and later transferred into Texas A&M College Station for my second year. This transition was a heavy wakeup call especially in my first semester. The level of education and the expectations in my new school were much higher and I was forced to drop my molecular biology class. After that year, however, my grades began to recover, as I had to rediscover how to study in my new demanding environment.…
What precipitates my stress is the lack of communication with my husband and the need I have to be heard. The lack of communication between my husband and I makes me feel alone and in a way I resent him for it. I also get angry, but a lot of this anger is geared toward me; although I would love to have someone I can talk to, I do not want to play the role of the victim or depend on the feedback from others to feel better. As a result, most of the times I end up bottling everything up, which exacerbates the problem and my imagination, take over and I immediately go to the worst possible scenario, and negative though.…
For my final assignment, I interviewed my colleague Ann Franek in order to create an ecomap of her current life. Ann is a 33-year old-white woman who is straight and identifies as female. She is protestant and desires to find a church community where everyone is accepted and important; currently, she is learning about the Lutheran church community in Denver. Ann’s age, race, sexual orientation, gender affiliation, and spirituality are central to her life and how she perceives and interacts with the world around her.…
I don’t get embarrassed a lot, but when I do it’s usually because of small things. Most of the time my embarrassment is caused by small things like saying something random and unnecessary when talking to someone. Generally I forget that I felt embarrassed right after the situation takes place so I can’t even remind myself of a specific event like that, but I can remember one time when I’ve got a little bit more embarrassed. One time I shut my keys on the other side of the door when going out of building that I live in.…
I grew up having really bad anxiety. I would be scared to do anything and it affected my everyday life. I wouldn’t go out with friends and it was even hard for me to make new friends. However, she always made me go out. She always told me to enjoy my high school experience because very soon we will be graduating.…
There was snow on the ground, but the sun was still shining and melting the snow. Recently, my dad had been feeling soreness in his arms and legs, but he didn’t think anything of it, just that maybe he need to take it easy. He tried resting, ice packs and heating pads, my mom even tried to find ideas online as to what might be wrong, or what could help. After a few months the pain didn’t go away, it just got worse. Eventually my dad made a doctor's appointment.…
The standard strain theory is when there is no imbalance between culturally valued goals and legitimate means to obtain them. In the twenty- first century of the United Sates when you are a child you are taught you need to go to college and receive a good education in order to have a successful career. If I were not able to attend college for some legitimate reason I would still find a way to get to the goals I have set for myself. There are many members in my family that did not attend college, but that did not stop them from finding ways to get to where they want in life. They had the driven mind set to getting the goals they wanted.…
Last week I experienced an enormous amount of stress. Suddenly at the last minute the apartments that I live in decided that they were not going to allow me to downsize. The stressor was that they waited until three days after my lease ended to inform me of this disturbing decision. I had to begin searching for a new apartment within a couple of days. All I could do was cry.…
My experience of stress can be best described as a rollercoaster, steadily climbing and once at the top it can plunge down and back up and to the left and to the right, almost as if the stress is controlling the ride. Stress has changed over the years as well. My early childhood life didn’t include the worry of life, but the concern of self. I grew up as a very shy individual and was constantly scared to talk or speak in many situations. I am not sure how or why I was a shy individual, but it was a big stressor during my early development.…