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.…
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.…
When fear is something that dictated your every decision it can feel crippling. For many years I suffered from extreme anxiety. This anxiety would take over every aspect of my life making me missable stuck in my own head, in the fear. It got so bad I would be in physical pain because of it . Two years ago I started passing out with no explanation everywhere and there was not a common thread to link them together.…
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 think that everyone will experience a traumatic event in their life which will cause a division of their life into a before and after. However, I do believe that everyone that experiences a trauma will be scared. I have experienced many hurdles and have had my share of trauma however when I began to open up and recognize that these are not setbacks but rather the chance to accept and learn from these experiences I saw growth within myself. Through counseling as a young woman, I realized that it is best not to repress feelings although I thought I had conquered or resolved issues I realized during my undergrad there were still underlying emotions. Growing up in Detroit I experienced many things happening in the street and family members…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
Introduction Stress is suffered a great deal by everybody throughout their lives, everyone suffers stress on different levels for different situations, in other words some people deal with stress better than others. Those who can’t effectively deal with stress often suffer from burnout after a certain period of time. In this essay I will discuss a personal experience that I had with stress and what I learnt from the experience after looking back on it with the knowledge about IHP and use that to better myself as an emerging IHP. Stress Stress is an individual 's biological, emotional and psychological response to a demanding or adverse situation or conditions, called stressors (Ross & Deverell, 2005:302). Stress is caused by factors called…
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.…