Journal 30
1. Recently I've felt emotionally overwhelmed with a grade I've received for a math test. I knew everything on the test and I studied the night before, but when I got it, it seemed like my mind went blank. When I got the test back I ended up getting a 51% on it and the test was worth 100 points. This ended up dropping my grade from a 98% overall to an 81% overall. I've realized that I have no chance of getting an “A” at this point and it's really making me upset, and kind of sad. I’m not sure that I’m able to completely overlook this however I have tried to find some positives. My parents will be very upset with me and my GPA will drop but there are some good things still. A “B” overall is not very bad for a grade, and if I’m able to get an “A” on the final then i will have an “A” as my semester grade which will make me and my family very happy. Another thing that I look at is that on that specific test I know that many other kids did bad on it, this is an honors class so it’s odd that so many kids did bad on a test. I’m not blaming the teacher but I also feel that it’s not my fault completely. I’m trying to ignore it and understand that there are bumps in the path to success that I have to overcome.
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My first strategy that will help with handling these emotions if I ever experience them again would knowing my coping style. I believe that this will be very helpful for me, if I am able to remember how I got over my last problem then it should most likely work for me again in the future if I were to ever need it. I feel like I would need to cope with the problem in an active manner to be most successful with it. If I were to be passive I’m limiting myself to what I can, however if I cope actively then I’m able to take a heads on approach to it, by doing this I’m able to accept the problems I face and be more flexible with the way I handle it, rather than shoving the feelings
1. Recently I've felt emotionally overwhelmed with a grade I've received for a math test. I knew everything on the test and I studied the night before, but when I got it, it seemed like my mind went blank. When I got the test back I ended up getting a 51% on it and the test was worth 100 points. This ended up dropping my grade from a 98% overall to an 81% overall. I've realized that I have no chance of getting an “A” at this point and it's really making me upset, and kind of sad. I’m not sure that I’m able to completely overlook this however I have tried to find some positives. My parents will be very upset with me and my GPA will drop but there are some good things still. A “B” overall is not very bad for a grade, and if I’m able to get an “A” on the final then i will have an “A” as my semester grade which will make me and my family very happy. Another thing that I look at is that on that specific test I know that many other kids did bad on it, this is an honors class so it’s odd that so many kids did bad on a test. I’m not blaming the teacher but I also feel that it’s not my fault completely. I’m trying to ignore it and understand that there are bumps in the path to success that I have to overcome.
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My first strategy that will help with handling these emotions if I ever experience them again would knowing my coping style. I believe that this will be very helpful for me, if I am able to remember how I got over my last problem then it should most likely work for me again in the future if I were to ever need it. I feel like I would need to cope with the problem in an active manner to be most successful with it. If I were to be passive I’m limiting myself to what I can, however if I cope actively then I’m able to take a heads on approach to it, by doing this I’m able to accept the problems I face and be more flexible with the way I handle it, rather than shoving the feelings