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I went to the Harry Styles concert earlier this week and my friend drove from Kent to Cleveland and back in one night. She was very tired on the way and was scared to drive, so I made sure to keep her awake and company the entire ride back to Kent. I also gave her money for driving so far and for parking. This is an example of both emotional (keeping her company) and tangible (giving her money.) It made her happy to have someone with her to keep her awake and calmed her down while being stressed from the drive. It felt good knowing that my being there helped her feel more comfortable after she did so much for me that day. It always feels nice to help someone even if it is just a small favor such as sitting in a car.

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My best friend comes to my job every night I get off because due to school that has been some of the only times I can see him because I have exams so often. I'm either doing school work, at my job, or just trying to relax mentally. He also has really helped me through my friendship breakup with my other best friend who has been in my life for 6 years which had me really down recently. He's just always there for me to talk to. To show my appreciation for him meeting me at the end of my shifts and always being there for me in general, I got him a few of his favorite snacks and candy. He is also in school and works a part time job as well so I know he is stressed too. He also has been going through a lot mentally so I thought this small gesture would make his day. This was a mix of emotional and tangible support. He was so happy when I gave him the cute basket of treats, yes I decided to put it in a cute little basket from the store I work at because why not. I could tell he really appreciated it also he vocalized that he appreciated and it made his night. Seeing his smile made me so happy and he really does deserve it. That makes me want to do nice gestures like this more, for all the people in my life who always are there for me and even just to strangers because putting a smile on somebody's face is a great, warm feeling.

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One of my best friends from high school enlisted into the navy and has been stationed in San Diego almost 4 years now. When he first went I would call him every week and talk to him. Throughout my four years here at Kent, those calls every week diminished to once every month, and eventually once every blue moon. When I saw this extra credit opportunity it dawned on me that I have not reached out to him once this year. I decided to give him a call and it was a great choice. We talked about good things, bad things, and some of our experiences we had since we last talked. My friend opened up to me, as we both do during these calls, he explained to me how he was very depressed and scared about his future. He is almost done with his service and is unsure about what he wants to do after. I told over the phone that I will graduate around the same time he will be done with his service. We talked about the future together, how I could help him when he comes home with getting a job, and how we can go into business together investing in property. He immediately lit up and his spirits completely changed. That call was about a week ago and lasted around 3 hours. Since then I have been calling him every day again. We talk on the phone about how we are going to get started in investing, how much we will both need to get started, and what we will do when he gets back, but most importantly though we lifted each others spirts. I know that I helped him out talking about the future making it easier for him, but he also helped me. Talking to a friend who I have not seen in awhile made me feel good during a time when I am almost done with college also uncertain about my future, I needed that just as much as he did.

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1. My boyfriend’s pet recently passed away and I wanted to make him feel supported/better. So I surprised him with a new game he’s been wanting and some quality time, since Im away at school. He was very excited and I think it definitely made him feel better.
2. This was a mix of emotional and tangible support. More emotional in my opinion. He isn’t very out there with his emotions but you can always tell when things make him happy.
3. Since he isn’t crazy about displaying affection. His way of showing he appreciates and likes something, is when he can’t stop talking about it. Or when he explains or breaks something down for you. And I just sit and listen and it’s just the best thing ever.

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A group of friends and I gave someone in our group informational support since they needed advice for something involving their body and hygiene, so we all helped them with our experiences, the things they can do next time, and what they can do now. The person was grateful for our advice and I'm sure I wasn't the only person who felt good that we helped someone in need.

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I was in Cincinnati this past weekend visiting some friends and we decided to go to Kroger. Outside Kroger was a homeless girl about our age, holding up a sign explaining her situation. I then decided that I would get her something to eat inside. I bought her a couple of the big smart water bottles as well as a couple of vitamin water bottles, some goldfish, a few cliff bars, and one of those already prepared salad bowls. I then brought it out to her. I had provided her with tangible support by buying her something to eat and drink but I would also say that I provided her with some emotional support because I hadn't ignored her as many people tend to do and hopefully was able to show her that there are people who do care and do see her. After I gave her the food and drinks she thanked me and told me how much she appreciated it. She was very emotional and told me that it had meant a lot to her. The feeling of being able to help her out was very rewarding although I do wish I would have been able to do more. It felt good knowing that I was able to offer her some sort of support but I also felt very empathetic of her situation and was sad that I could not do more for her.

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My best friend has mental health issues so I decided to give her a spooky basket. The basket contained all of her favorite things but they were Halloween themed. This act is an emotional support due to me trying to make her feel better emotionally. She reacted by tearing up and thanking me. This made me feel happy because she was finally smiling and herself again.

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My boyfriend travels a lot for work for long periods at a time. Recently he's had to go to Illinois for 3 weeks straight every other month. It gets really hard on him being away from home, especially because when he travels he's by himself (no one else from his job goes with him). During his most recent trip down, he tested positive for Covid, which means his trip got extended since they didn't want him coming home to quarantine only to send him back down. It was really hard on him being down there, sick, and not being able to do anything. Once he got the all clear, I decided to go down and surprise him (and it ended up working out because he got cleared the day before fall break). I brought a basket full of all his favorites and told him I was having some food sent to his hotel. When I got there I told him that the doordash I sent had arrived and he had to go down and sign for it. He got off the elevator, saw that his "doordasher" was actually me and sprinted over to me, almost knocking over everyone in his way. I provided emotional support to him by showing up unexpectedly, and having a familiar face in an unfamiliar area right when he needed it. I knew it was going to make me happy because I haven't seen him in awhile, but what I didn't expect what how actually excited and happy he was to see me I mean his face actually lit up. It made me feel absolutely amazing knowing that I could be there for him, physically, when he needed me the most.

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So my friend has been upset lately since her boyfriend lives far away and she is here in Kent. While she was busy making dinner I snuck into her room and made her a small note to let her know I was always there for her when she needed it. I am also taking her shopping this weekend. This is emotional support because I was trying to make her feel better about her situation and I was showing her that I was there for her in a time of need. She was happy that I wrote her the note and hung it up with her other pictures on her wall. She is also excited to go shopping! I felt happy that she appreciated me and I am also excited to spend time with her and make her feel better.

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This past week my roommate and best friend had just gotten out of a tough relationship. I knew that this would be a really challenging time for her and I knew I needed to support her as much as I can. I decided that I was going to go out and get a bunch of her favorite things and put them together in a little basket. I got her her favorite drink, candy, and some flowers.  I also tried to spend a lot of time with her because I knew she would be feeling lonely.  This type of support is emotional support because I was trying to make her feel better. Her reaction to my support was super rewarding. She was very happy and thankful that she had me to lean on while she was feeling down. This made me feel super happy and accomplished. I am so glad that I could make her feel okay even if it was for a short amount of time.

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So what I've been doing all October is dressing up as Left Shark and handing out candy to people on campus. I'll stand out there for 4-5 hours, doing a lil dance, giving out candy. This support is emotional as it lifts people's moods. I've had a lot of people tell me I've made their day or that I'm their new favorite person. It makes me happy to see all the smiles. At the end of my "shift", I feel pretty good knowing that I made people smile and maybe even laugh a bit. A lot of people ask if I'm part of an organization or trying to promote something or even if they have to do anything to get a piece of candy. It's refreshing to them that someone is just out there trying to give them a sweet treat. (Pic is of shark me and my ghostie buddy)

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Today me and my best friend went to the mall to find outfits for her birthday dinner this weekend. We went to multiple stores and I was the only one able to find things that I wanted and fitted to my liking. I could tell she was starting to get anxiety so I tried my best to ensure her we will find something. When we got to the last store she tried on an outfit that she had liked the most out of the entire day. I told her when she got the outfit on to call me in the dressing room; 5 minutes go past and she has yet to tell me to come. I went to go check on her and she was in tears because she hated the way it looked on her and insisted that she was fat. I gave her the best encouraging words I could and wanted to let her know that I thought she was beautiful inside and out. She soon stopped crying and we agreed to try a different mall tomorrow. I provided emotional support because I helped my friend feel better and told her everything would be ok and that we would keep trying. She felt supported and that made me feel happy that our friendship could help each other in many ways.

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Last week was rough for my roommates and I. We all had tests we were studying for, a roommate had a personal family conflict, and our washing machine flooded our living area. The whole apartment felt on edge. Last Saturday, I provided mainly tangible but also emotional support. I made pancakes and bacon for my roommates. My roommates were first shocked that I was up before noon but secondly were happy and excited. It was the first time ever that we wished we could use the dining table (still wet). My roommates and I were able to talk about the positive things. We shifted our conversations that were usually about how much we have to do and feeling overwhelmed to more fun conversations about Halloween and parties. I felt relieved that things were feeling more stable and pretty proud of myself for not burning anything. It also felt nice to feel appreciated.

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1) What you did: My friend was on the phone with friend  and the conversation was escalating in an emotional sense. I definitely could feel the tension rising. While she was on the phone with her friend, she took her dog out to go to the bathroom. Her dog then proceeded to run away. I went and got her dog and then took him for a walk. I provided tangible support because I took the responsibility of her dog when she was having to focus elsewhere. She was really grateful that I took her dog for that time because it allowed her to deal with the conversation she was having on the phone. It made me feel good that I could help her in that moment when I knew she was really stressed out.

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The other night at work, I had finished all of my closing responsibilities and had the opportunity to leave, however I chose to stay to help everyone who may need it. As  I was getting ready to leave a coworker (we'll call her Ana for now) that I have had little to no interactions with came up to me asking if I could talk. I was going to leave but she sounded like she was struggling with something and I assumed it was important since we had basically never spoken to one another. So I took her to a private area and listened to what she had to say. She was in the middle of a tough time in her personal life and needed a shoulder to lean on, even if it was someone she didn't really know. First I provided tangible support to the rest of my coworkers by helping them to finish their responsibilities and go home sooner, and then I provided emotional support to Ana by being the shoulder she needed, listening to what she had to say, and when she asked I gave my opinion on the matter. I got her to smile and even laugh a little. It made me feel very happy to know that I seemed approachable enough for her to ask me to talk, and that I was able to console her and be there to give her the support she needed, even if we didn't know one another very well.

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Last week, one of my lacrosse teammates was supposed to find out from various medical schools if they had gotten accepted, so I went out of my way to go create a little basket for her with candy, snacks, fun halloween decorations etc... I would say this is emotional support and tangible because I bought something for her to make her feel better about a stressful situation she was going through. When I gave it to her, you could tell she was very grateful for the little gesture, she thanked me so many times and had the biggest smile on her face. This definitely made me feel good about myself in the fact that I did something kind for another person who really appreciated it. I could tell her day was made and this was a great feeling to have.

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Last Friday I knew my mom was going to have a really challenging and long day at work with meetings so I decided to go out and get her some chocolate fudge (her favorite treat) for when she got home. I would say this is emotional support and tangible because I bought her something to make her feel better about something negative that happened to her. When I gave it to her I could tell she was grateful, she smiled and thanked me. This definitely made me feel good about doing something nice because it made someone I care about happier.

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This past Saturday my lil sister had her first homecoming I provided emotional and tangible support. I encourage her that she's going to look nice and will have so much fun at the dance with her friends. I did her nails, makeup, hair, and bought her decorations for send off. My sister during the time I helped prepared her for the dance acted like a spoiled brat. But later on that night when she came home from the dance she smiled, gave me a hug, and told me thank you :) At first I felt stressed cause she was getting on my nerves. But once she showed me appreciation I felt good about giving her support!!

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I'll start! I threw a baby shower for a friend yesterday. This provided emotional (we did a "parental blessing" about why they would be good parents) and tangible (people brought presents) for the baby. My friend was very grateful and cried when people said nice things to her. I felt happy to have done a nice thing for a friend and for making good food for our other friends who were guests.  

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I'll start! I threw a baby shower for a friend yesterday. This provided emotional (we did a "parental blessing" about why they would be good parents) and tangible (people brought presents) for the baby. My friend was very grateful and cried when people said nice things to her. I felt happy to have done a nice thing for a friend and for making good food for our other friends who were guests.  