Wellness Center Reflective Essay

Wellness can come in many different forms. It can come in being physically, mentally, socially, or spiritually well. Often times people will excel in one area while they lack in some way or another in the other areas. For true health you need to be able to find a good balance that fits with you and your lifestyle. Here at South Dakota State we have a lot of different tools and outlets we can use in order to stay healthy. Ranging from exercising in the wellness center to talking to a school counselor. With each person your level of needs change for each category of wellness. However, the important part is all about finding that correct stability for yourself. As for myself I have already begun to take advantage of some of the opportunities offered here on campus. The wellness center has been a usual visit for me through out the week. On a normal week I try to visit wellness four times, and on more stressful days I might just go to the wellness center for a run in order to clear my head. Also through the wellness center I participate in intermural seven on seven flag football. I go to the wellness for the obvious reason to try and stay in shape. However, a lot of the times another huge benefit from working out is being able to clear my head. It gives me an opportunity to organize my thought and be …show more content…
We come from our comfortable lives in high school were we have our old friends, surroundings we know, family there to support us and we have to leave the comfort of our homes. Now we are faced with new surroundings, we have to meet and make new friends and we do not have the luxury of our family always being around. For me so far this semester I have faced loneliness, however, it has not been a common occurrence. Loneliness usually comes in spells for me, it might happen after a stressful day or perhaps after a difficult test. I will feel as if there is no reason for me to be in college and that I should just return