Surviving and Thriving Digital Debate by Carina Chase https://padlet.com/carinachase/b1dm9th334vvqea7 Made with magic en-us 2020-04-26 23:21:49 UTC 2020-04-27 21:42:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Is it enough to just survive a difficult situation? Or should you try to thrive in one? As you answer, think about a difficult time you have experienced, and, if you are comfortable sharing, give specific details. Aim for at least 1-2 Paragraphs. carinachase https://padlet.com/carinachase/b1dm9th334vvqea7/wish/532002902 For me, I think it depends on the situation. If I know that I will be out of the situation in a week or two, it's enough for me to just survive. For example, the last two weeks of the school year I am always in survival mode. My house is a mess, I'm eating junk food, picking up dinner instead of cooking, and barely talking to my friends and family. I stay up too late, my hair is usually in a messy bun, I wear jeans everyday instead of making an effort to look nice, and get snippy with my husband. It's like I get to the bare minimum of functionality to keep going because I'm so stressed with everything that's going on. 
However, with everything going on right now, I think I need to find a way to thrive in this. I can't just go to survival mode, because over time, it's not survival mode anymore and it's just destructive. This quarantine has taken away my compulsion to be busy all the time, and I've realized that feeling busy was covering up past traumas and issues I have. It's not enough just to survive right now. I'm learning that this time is something of a blessing, because I finally have the time to confront some issues I have related to my childhood and work through some of my bad habits, like finding worth in my productivity. I need to find ways to stay positive, take opportunities to heal, and hopefully set up new patterns for when we eventually get back to normal. ]]> 2020-04-26 23:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/carinachase/b1dm9th334vvqea7/wish/532002902