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I was not surprised, but very disappointed when I received notification of my Academic Probation. I met with the Dean and explained the situation to him as well. My first year at the University of Richmond proved to be a very difficult experience for me and my grades suffered as a result. I am certainly not attempting to make excuses for my poor academic performance, but would like to explain the circumstances. As a freshman, I understood that the rigors of taking 18hrs credit hours of class work would be challenging.
Journal Entry 5 1.1 Explain the origins of Stress and Anxiety. When we first touched on Stress and Anxiety in the lecture I felt relieved as my previous degree actually covered this in some detail. This topic was refreshing for me as it had been a long time since I last studied it. When discussing Stress and Anxiety I feel it is important for anyone looking at it to understand its roots and why so many people can suffer from these potentially deliberating illnesses. Stress comes from any situation in which we feel frustrated, angry or anxious.
Some people blame their past and dwell on how it has negatively affected them. Others are able to analyze their past and learn from their mistakes. Melissa Rodriguez took her life by the horns and created her own happiness. However, it took years of hard decision-making, trials, and tribulations to realize that she is strong. In this paper I will discuss how Melissa’s upbringing has affected her, and the changes made as she transitioned into motherhood.
Similar to Sedaris’ situation, I have also experienced disappointment when commitments were suddenly shattered and I have been forced to cope with the irreparable change in my relationship with an unreliable person. In my freshman year of high school, I was thrilled that my best friend, Kate, and I would be finally attending the same school. We had been best friends since kindergarten and were inseparable. She knew all my secrets and I knew hers. Soon after the school year began, I found out how much a person can change and how this change can affect your future friendship with
So many times I have tried to leave this world. The same feeling comes back, it makes me realize that I don't want this. This dreadful feeling is hard to fathom. Day by day it gets worse. I am trying to understand it.
Without the understanding that the world is not a perfect place, it becomes near impossible to deal with the negative and preserver. In “I Am Capable of More Than I Think I Am” author Gregg Rogers talks about how he and his wife struggled to deal with the news of finding out their unborn daughter had Down syndrome. When Rogers writes, “for months I was terrified. My wife, Lucy, and I now refer to the period of time leading up to my daughter’s birth as “The Pit.” We barely spoke to each other because we didn’t know what to say. We simply suffered through each day, together, but feeling terribly alone” he is illustrating how fear can become paralyzing (par.
I will never forget my past because it was such a big part of my life. It gave me the confidence that if I really want to achieve something, I know I can do it. As I lost more and more weight, the new friends got to my head quick. I forgot who my real friends were; I left them in the dust just because I was so excited to meet so many new people. It’s funny what happens when everything changes so fast; one forgets about who really cares about them and who’s been there for them since day one.
As I overcame the sense of fear my self esteem boosted me up and motivation through self efficacy allowed my high school years to be abundantly full of joy and great experiences. At the age of 27 I had to two small children and had found myself in a horribly abusive relationship that nearly physically killed me. Over the years my self esteem had diminished and my view of my future was a blur, I could not fathom what it could be I was in a thick fog. I made the decision to separate from my children’s father, although it was very difficult fearing for my life everyday it had to be done because it was not just me anymore, I had my children to take care of and they counted on me. I could not just give up and not try to make a better life for us all.
When my daughter was almost a month old, I was so overwhelmed with this drastic life change that I began to "space off" in a sense. I would be in a room with a group of people and in my mind I could be somewhere totally different. When someone attempted to bring me back from my "happy place" I would get really upset and sometimes cry out of frustration or yell at the person who attempted to bring me back to the real world which often times was her dad. It played a major role in our relationship and I began to question myself about everything. I felt like I was not doing right as a mother because all my child wanted to do was eat and eat and eat.