Managing Stress
Describe a time or an incident in which you felt really stressed out and explain clearly how you manage or did NOT manage to overcome that frustration. After that, upload a picture which represents RESILIENCE to you. Explain how the picture represents RESILIENCE to
YOUPlease write as much as you can explaining very clearly and very specifically how you felt. For example:There was this one time in which I really felt so stressed out because I was struggling with my studies, especially in Mathematics. I was trying hard to cope with a new environment because in school I had very few friends. In fact, in my class, I am close to only a few people. There were very few people I could turn to for help. What made it worse was that Mathematics had never been my strongest subject ever since secondary school. In Junior College, I skipped a lot of lessons because I was not comfortable being in a school where I felt so different and so stupid compared to others in the school. This made it worse because I missed many lessons and found it hard to catch up with my studies.
A bigger blow struck me when my grandmother passed away during the same year I was about to take my Junior College (A'Level) examinations. I was already struggling with my studies and now the person I love the most in this entire world, left me. I felt so alone and so miserable. I did not want to talk to anyone at all. I was really really stressed and depressed. I skipped meals and I refuse to listen to what my parents advised me. I hated them for not understanding how I felt.
However, after many nights of crying and almost giving up hope, it struck me that I am not doing myself any good. By torturing myself and by hurting others who care about me does not make me gain anything in return. What I get is just more pain. I decided to seek direct help from my teachers for my studies. I would stay back after school and ask my teachers to help me in Mathematics. I approached my Maths teacher who was a very kind and patient man and he taught me slowly. It was hard to understand but I tried my best and I did not give up hope trying. I slowly opened up to my parents because I realise that they also love me so much. It is not just my grandmother who loved me. I have so many other people who care so much for me.
I promised myself that I will give it my best shot for the A Levels...
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I chose the picture of the spider because I think spiders are very resilient creatures. They may be small but do not underestimate their strength. Some spiders are also deadly and venomous. Spiders never give up when it comes to building their webs. Even if their webs are destroyed by the wind or the rain, they will continue to rebuild their webs again and again. This signifies the spirit of resilience and never giving up hope.
