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 YOU
Please 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.
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We cannot force people to be who they are not BUT we can motivate people to be who they can be
- Ms Shidah's quote dedicated to my beloved 4/2
There was one time whereby i felt so stressed while i was doing my Mathematics questions, i tried alot of things but to no avail.
What make it worse was that my classmates have long ago finished the question i was stucked in, i was almost on the verge of tears.
My mathematics teacher whom seems to have realise that i'm having difficulties, came to me and teach me step by step.
I find it even harder to concentrate now that the N level was approaching me even closer day by day, and i'm not confident of passing my maths.
What encourages me was my own inner self, the desire to get to secondary 5 next year.
i will do my best for the N level.
"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination."
By Tommy Lasorda
MATHS!! the most difficult subject i always didn't manage to pass...
i can't understand the concept and formula given and gave up hope in passing..
it is always disheartening to see the results i achieved and subseqeuntly, i'm already immune to it..
At first, my maths teacher gave us some past year paper to complete.. but i just seems to not understand any of the questions in the paper.. i had tried asking friends to teach me but those formulas just can't be remembered.
i went to look for my teacher and heed her advice. And finally i decided not to waste anymore of my time and started revising on my own on challanging maths questions. At last!! i managed to pass my maths CA and made my first step to SUCCESS!! this teaches me not to give up even in the most crucial moment.
"In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life." By Albert Bandura.
" Sometimes it's the things that you can't do that brings out the brilliance of what you can! "
" Dream as big as you want to, but don't let anyone or anything stop you "
" Never give up because you'll never know if you would have succeeded "
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idah22@gmail.com
When i was in secondary 2 (streaming year), i was undergoing alot of stress as i did badly for almost every subject, especially mathematics, chinese and English.
During that year, my parents enrolled me for mathematics and Chinese tuition.
My mathematics tuitor is very patient and caring. When i was having problems in solving maths questions, she will give me clues.
When i was in dilemma in choosing which subject for sec 3, my mum and my maths tuitor discuss with me the specific subjects that will lead me to the future.
I'm in sec 4 this year, and undergoing much more stress than my streaming year. I tried to control myself for spending too much time on leisure activities.
I have to study hard for my studies, especially for P.O.A. This is because if i failed my p.o.a, 5 people will be very disappointed with me.
''Without a sense of urgency,dersire loses its value.''
Jim Rohn
Everyone have their problems. We have to overcome these obstacles in order to move on to the next level. =)
'N' level is around the corner and we believe that most of us have our problems in coping our studies. We are struggling now however, we experience the bitter before sweet. We crave our destiny.
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
By Japanese Proverb
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
By Confucius
"Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."
By Bernard Williams
Maths is the only subject which consists of numerous Formula & different topics.Trying to improve by practising.'Practices make PERFECT' 'Education is the KEY to SUCESS' Try new things , be it sucess or failure so as long as we TRIED. Never try we will never know the outcome.
"I am always doing that which I cannot do,
in order that I may learn how to do it."
Yes, as most people says,
Maths is the most difficult subject. I was dealt with this situation too. Maths is a totally disastrous things I ever met in my whole entire life.
I always failed my Ca and tests.
I've never ever passed my maths exams. My mind just cant seems to insert all forms of formula.
I tried my best to keep up the pace of my classmates.
But I just cant do it.
But, with a helping hands from all teachers and classmates, I made it.
They motivated me and gave me the power to overcome this.
" Never give up because you'll never know if you would have succeeded. "
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"
Not long ago, i got the urge to do well in my maths and improving it.I felt stress about it as many people had told me that maths is vital towards our studies and future.But no matter how I tried I feel that it makes no difference now.I felt that it has no use now.But no matter what I will try to do my best in my N level and move on to sec 5 and continue on till the world end!!!
"A smile a day keep the stress away."
Well... Even though I keep failing in my exam, that does not mean that I should give up as I believe that my ability have not shown yet… Well, I will not let those "cheap" paper to bring me down. Therefore, instead of giving up, I will keep trying like what Michael Jordan do. Cause I will not let stress to savour me...So Cheer ^^
it was the fasting month.we face alot of challenges and we go through up and down.we have to "tahan lapar" and it has been the worst test for both of us.
both of us feel like eating during school hours when watching other races eating.we spent our times by sleeping when we are stress thinking about food. but we have the urge to be patient.day by day our patients grew stronger.
from this i have learnt that we have to be patient enough to face the challenges that we have been through.
our quote from this is"we have to be patient.without it we are not who we are."
Stress is a nightmare that will be over if you want it to.
There was a time, when stress had nearly consumed me. I had failed as the inconsistencies and restraint that took hold of me. Everything seems pointless at that time. But there seems to have a glimpse of light that will lead me out of this terror. It all happens, when I had been abandon by all my closest friends at Primary Four. I felt a sense of despair and my heart shattered. I have told myself to restraint it from over taken me, but the darkness is too overwhelming and it had nearly consumed me when a shiny ray of light leads me out of the despair. It was my family members, they enlighten me and strengthens me with courage and thus overcome my STRESS. Now for me, as a teenage stress is now easy demolished and stress is now nothing TO ME!! Resilience is the key to solve stress.
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.'' ----Confucius
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
The only time i was under a great amount of stress was when i took an exam with my sinus acting up...
Felt miserable and could not concentrate...
By the end of the exam i was a mindless automaton...
Proceeded to writhe in tortuous agony in a corner at home...
Made it to the next day with no voice and exhausted...
Aloy...
"Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."
English. The subject i really need to work on. English fail, 'N' level fail. No matter what ways i tried to improve my english, it didnt help. I read story books, newspapers and watched news, no help at all. What can i do to improve it??
BUT no matter what, i'll tried my best to do well.
'N' level i'm coming!! GO! =P
Life is full of challenges. Different people face different obstacles. Be it be good or bad, we still have to face up to reality.
Maths is my weakest subject compared to the others. I've been failing my Maths since Primary Four. The worse thing is, my Math grades have been falling drastically ever since I entered sec school and actually did nothing about it.
By the time I've reached sec four, all the Math qns are getting harder. I thought of giving up. Stress slowly approached me. Only then I've come to realize that I really have to buck up on my Mathematics. Stress is more than just a nuisance. It is like the "wear and tear" our bodies experience.
I don't think I can do well in the upcoming N levels but I'll still try my very best.
"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save, every accomplishment starts with the decision to try." By Will Rogers.
There was a time whereby I encountered such a memorable incident when I was about to sit for my upcoming Mid-year examination. The incident really taught me not to shout the phrase “NEVER SAY DIE”, not even once. As what people says, “No gain without pain”. Unfortunately, I fell extremely sick before the examination. Due to this, I got cold feet as I can’t barely sit and study instead I was lying on the bed feeling weak and hopeless.
Worst still, as time passed, my condition exacerbates. It lasts until my Mid-year examination ends. In this case, I suffered a lot of stress during revising as well as when doing the test. I had to endure with my sickness. Ultimately, on the other hand, I had to memorise all sort of things into my head. But with god’s will, I managed to overcome the hiccups. With a lot of determination, I revised some notes and practice some question to brush up my memory back even though it was really tough for me.
Appallingly, my hard work paid off. Even though, I did not did that well for my exam, but I am still there is a space for improvement.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~Winston Churchill
There was a time whereby I encountered such a memorable incident when I was about to sit for my upcoming Mid-year examination. The incident really taught me not to shout the phrase “NEVER SAY DIE”, not even once. As what people says, “No gain without pain”. Unfortunately, I fell extremely sick before the examination. Due to this, I got cold feet as I can’t barely sit and study instead I was lying on the bed feeling weak and hopeless.
Worst still, as time passed, my condition exacerbated. It lasted until my Mid-year examination ended. In this case, I suffered a lot of stress during revising as well as when doing the test. I had to endure with my sickness. Ultimately, on the other hand, I had to memorise all sort of things into my head. But with god’s will, I managed to overcome the hiccups. With a lot of determination, I revised some notes and practiced some question to brush up my memory back even though it was really tough for me.
Appallingly, my hard work paid off. Even though, I did not did that well for my exam, but I am sure there is still space for improvement.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~Winston Churchill
Sleepless nights and those unstoppable tears flowing down. It's haunts me each day resulting to stress due to the unexpected illness that I’m experienced. I was afraid to death what it's like to undergo an operation. At that period of time, I thought that it was the deadly illness, cancer. I was filled with confusion where I have to think about N level as well as the illness. Searching for a little hope, I was fear that my time had come.
I felt as if my life was black when I was at the operation theatre. My heart skips a beat, fearing what will happen next? Will I woke up from this nightmare with a new hope or with white cloth covering me? Words can’t describe how devastated I was.
From that day onwards, I realised that life is like a battlefield. We need to fight till the end. Once you started it, you have to end it and there’s no turning back. To me, I have to overcome those fear and stress with determination. As for my studies, I’m going to give my best shot till it soar high. As what many people said, “Where there is life, there is hope”.
Thank god. Finally, those wild guess was not true. Nevertheless, those nights, those days will never be replaced. I’ve learnt the hard way on how to succeed and not to give up easily. This gives me the determination to study hard for N level.
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. ~Leonardo Da Vinci
POA, English and Maths, they're my weeknesses. No matter how how i tried to make friends with them. I just don't undertsand them.
There was one time whereby i've totally gave up in POA. I slept during POA lessons, chatting with my classmates etc.
However, I can't just leave this sub alone. We only have 6 subjects. There's no way for us to drop any of our subjects.
I started to seek help from my friends and of cos, my teacher. (:
Yeah, hard work do paid off. i understand part of it already.
But, whenever comes to CAs or Exams, i started to stress myself when i was doing. Eventually, i failed. ): I'm slow in learning.
So, i've to study double hard than many of you.
i've difficulites in speaking english fluently. I'm poor in language. Whenever comes to composition, my mind with turn blanked. i've always no inspiration on what to write. I'm lousy in time management too.
No matter what, I will tried my best to strive for a better result (: Wish me luck ^^
ENGLISH.
English had always been one of the subject that I'm weakest in.
I've been struggling to do well for my English paper. However, i always fail. And really lost the confident in passing too.
There was a time i really fail badly for my English paper and even scored lowest in class i guess. i seek help and advice for teachers and friends but it couldn't help even now.
However,future is in our hands. i believe that if there a will, there a way =)
SO! NEVER GIVE UP! ^^V
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
By Japanese Proverb
POA, English and Maths, they're my weeknesses. No matter how how i tried to make friends with them. I just don't undertsand them.
There was one time whereby i've totally gave up in POA. I slept during POA lessons, chatting with my classmates etc.
However, I can't just leave this sub alone. We only have 6 subjects. There's no way for us to drop any of our subjects.
I started to seek help from my friends and of cos, my teacher. (:
Yeah, hard work do paid off. i understand part of it already.
But, whenever comes to CAs or Exams, i started to stress myself when i was doing. Eventually, i failed. ): I'm slow in learning.
So, i've to study double hard than many of you.
i've difficulites in speaking english fluently. I'm poor in language. Whenever comes to composition, my mind with turn blanked. i've always no inspiration on what to write. I'm lousy in time management too.
No matter what, I will tried my best to strive for a better result (: Wish me luck ^^
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
By Confucius
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