Social Emotional Padlet Period 5 by Arjun Desai

Stressor 1: Grades

andesai — 2024-02-07 14:21:11 UTC

Grades, because of family, stress my out quite a bit. My family wants me to do well in school, so getting grades is a bit stressful. Luckily, I have a brain, and most of my grades are above a 92.

Stressor 2: Dance

andesai — 2024-02-07 14:21:27 UTC

AATMA is the studio where I dance at. The picture is showing less than a fourth of the people actually in it currently. Aside from working with however many people, learning dance itself is also quite difficult. It takes both physical and mental strength in order to dance well, and constant practice.

Stressor 3: Piano

andesai — 2024-02-07 14:21:32 UTC

Piano is... hard. It takes a lot of time to get good at and even more to master just one song. It takes up at least an hour of time in my day from Monday to Friday, and it makes me a bit stressed at times.

Stressor 4: Family

andesai — 2024-02-07 14:21:39 UTC

For me, family is very important. Subsequently, my parent's opinions are also very important. My mood is, at least partially, based off of theirs. I also have a brother who is 8 years older than me, and almost done with collage. Overall, they matter a lot to me.

Stressor 5: Social Life

andesai — 2024-02-07 14:21:45 UTC

I have a relatively active social life, and quite a lot of friends. But, because of that, sometimes it is stressful trying to get everyone together with conflicting schedules and all the chaos that comes with transportation. Sometimes it's also difficult just talking to friends because, despite being friends, we often have different opinions on certain things.

Coping mechanism 1: Distraction

andesai — 2024-02-22 14:19:28 UTC

When I feel stressed, I try and distract myself from the problem at hand. I usually do this by playing games or reading. One of my favorite books to read for distraction is actually the Percy Jackson series. It was the first thing that me and my brother were able to use connect. We have an 8 year age gap so it was difficult.

Coping mechanism 2: Mindfulness

andesai — 2024-02-22 14:27:52 UTC

When I feel stressed, I also try and ground myself in a situation. This is usually done by just taking some deep breaths and refocusing myself.

Coping mechanism 3: Self-Soothing

andesai — 2024-02-22 14:30:07 UTC

When I feel stressed, I try and comfort myself. I do this by eating my favorite comfort food

BAGEL

Bagels also mean a lot to me because of some personal reasons that I would not like to discuss.

Coping mechanism 4: Crisis Plan

andesai — 2024-02-25 18:22:36 UTC

When I feel like all else is lost, and I feel like nothing else has worked, I always go to family. They have helped me in some of the worst times, and have been with me forever. I think that out of anybody, I could rely on my family at those times.

Coping mechanism 5: Opposite Action

andesai — 2024-02-25 18:33:23 UTC

When I feel like I'm about to do something that is not healthy for myself, I try and force myself to do the opposite. Lets say I want to just sit still and play video games, wasting away. Instead, I would try to avoid that. Maybe go out on a walk. Do the opposite of what my impulse tells me to do.

Coping mechanism 6: Emotional Awareness

andesai — 2024-02-25 18:44:32 UTC

When I feel that I'm stressed or sad, I try and tell my self it's ok to feel those things, and I should have to worry about it. I try and recognize my emotions. Even if it doesn't make me happy at the time, I know that acknowledging it right now will save me from a lot more sadness at a later point.

Walking in my hero's shoes

andesai — 2024-02-25 19:13:58 UTC

My hero is my dad. He's been through so much with me, and I feel like he is more of a friend than most people I know, and I can relate to him so much. Walking in his shoes, I can imagine the amount of stress that he has to go through. He's caring for patients lives every day, and I imagine that he has a lot of weight on his shoulders. Sometimes I feel like if I were in his shoes, I don't think I could handle it.