Social Emotional Padlet Pd.2 by Shania Darby-Blake

Stressor 1 : School

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-12 14:56:30 UTC

The first stressor in my life is school. This is because 7th grade is harder than 6th and lower. In addition it is like an introduction to high school life. There is so many test and quizzes that you have to study for. There is also so many assignments and homework each day that needs to be completed. Furthermore just keeping your grades up in general. Any free time that I can I just check my grades, which is honestly really unhealthy. Everywhere I look so many kids are checking there grades. In addition I would sometimes call this good stress because it pushes me to try harder.

Stressor 2 : Family

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-19 14:55:44 UTC

My second stressor in life is family. Family is one of the most important things in life, and something that makes you happy and included. Well sometimes it feels like I'm getting left out, like I'm on my own team. I have two younger sister's, they are twins and they are seven years old. Therefore all the attention goes to them. Then I have 3 older cousins(they're adults so they're like a time. Then last the grown up(parents) so they are like a team. My family always wants good grades from everyone which is really stressful.

Stressor 3 : Friends

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-21 15:59:39 UTC

The third stressor in my life is friends. True friends should make you feel included and happy. Sometimes my friends don't. For example if we go to the mall I am always the one in the back walking behind them, or they all know something I don't and decide to talk about it when I'm right there. A lot happened in fifth grade. We all moved schools and one of my friends since kindergarten got grounded for two years. So me and my other friends went on with life, but I kept checking up on her because she recently just got ungrounded. The thing is the rest of my friend's hate her for no reason too. One of my friends also recently moved out her so I gave her some suggestions to friends/people who are really nice. Therefore when we have lunch together she just ignores me so I have to go and eat with other friends, which is okay because she is becoming ruder and I don't need to be friends with someone is rude. Finding nice friends who don't ignore you at times are hard especially at Churchill since we are more grown up.

Stressor 4 : Siblings

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:19:37 UTC

Okay don't get me wrong but siblings are great, but also extremely annoying. As I said before I have two sisters that are twins and seven years old, and I'm thirteen a teenager. I don't always want to hang out with them, I have friends I want to hangout with or call. I don't always want to sit next to them all the time. For example one day in January I told my mom I didn't want to sit next them, but instead of saying okay she gave me a glaring look and me apologize for no reason. My mom always told me to express my feelings well that is me expressing my feelings. My siblings make me feel so irritated it gets frustrating because as soon as I get home I have to wait to pick my sisters, since my aunt doesn't feel like leaving the house on time. This only started a day ago but, yesterday I had to run to the bus because it was already at their stop and my aunt is still walking.

Stressor 5 : My aunt

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:26:39 UTC

My fifth stressor in life is my aunt. I have two aunts. One of them broke their foot last year in march. Ever since she has been living with us. My aunt has a job and still lives with her mom. My aunt is still commuting ever Thursday to go to work and come back the day of or the next day. My aunt could be a real pain sometimes. All she does is lie when we have a fight because it is easier for her to make it seem like she did nothing wrong, when she is actually in the wrong. Whenever we are going somewhere she is the last one out the house which causes us to be late to where we are going. Now her foot is some what healed but she refuses to get the surgery for it. Therefore her foot will most likely be broken for the rest of her life.

Coping mechanism one

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:26:56 UTC

The first coping mechanism I really like to do is self soothing. Self soothing is comforting yourself with your five senses. This makes me feel aware of my surroundings and what choices I am bout to make. For this I would like to listen to music.

Coping mechanism two

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:28:16 UTC

My second coping mechanism that works for me is Distraction. This coping mechanism means taking your mind off the problem for a while. This coping mechanism is really good for me because I can watch tv and all of my problems would fade away.

Coping mechanism three

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:28:34 UTC

The third coping mechanism I do is opposite action. Opposite action means doing something opposite of your impulse that's consistent with a more positive action. For example stressing makes me feel really hungry at times so I would have my comfort food consisting of pasta or a simple snack. This makes me feel in a better mood. For example I would read a book.

Coping mechanism four

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:28:52 UTC

The second to last coping mechanism is emotional awareness. This means identifying your emotion. When I do this it makes me feel free. Like I never felt any better. I can would write in my journaling talking about my emotions.

Coping mechanism five

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:29:09 UTC

My last coping mechanism is mindfulness. This means centering and grounding yourself in the present moment. This helps me feel relaxed, like all that tensed pressure is gone and I can refocus. For this I use breathing exercises.

Resource one

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:29:26 UTC

https://www.eastbrunswick.org/DocumentCenter/View/2237/Mental-Health-Services-Directory-PDF. This is the East Brunswick/Middlesex county mental health services. This one is specifically for depression/sever mental health issues. This hotline or any hotline in depression in general is supposed to help you and your well being. It helps you cope with the things going on in your life and how you are dealing with it in unhealthy ways.

Resource two

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:29:37 UTC

This resource is a overall resource group, but one thing they are really good at is solving your problems with mental health and family issues. They provide the best groups that you can join with people who have been through something similar as you, which makes it really special.

Resource three

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 22:29:46 UTC

This last resource is a rehab home/depression treatment place, where they prescribe you with medicine. There is all sorts of treatments for your problems. If you have drug or alcohol problem they have something to help you with that. They have inner space counseling, behavioral health and more as well. The resource is more of a universal use. What I mean by that is these resources are something a lot of people struggle with and isn't just focused on one thing.

Walking in my heroes shoes

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-22 23:10:44 UTC

My hero is my mom. My mom works everyday and works extremely/beyond hard. She makes sure her kid are happy and healthy. She likes to help and others. In addition she is always sleepy, but always in a good mood no matter what. She loves spending time with family and traveling. Her favorite author is James Patterson (I don't know who that is). I can always confide in her and she can always confide in me.

Coping mechanism six

sdarbyblake — 2024-02-27 02:11:46 UTC

The last coping mechanism I use is crisis plan. Which means a resource or a phone number you can use to talk to someone. I would call my mom because she always makes me happy.