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Managing Severe Stress and Anxiety

The document describes a situation that caused the author severe stress and anxiety. Last week when school started with online classes, the author felt nervous and afraid that they would not be able to keep up. They had a hard time understanding discussions and had a breakdown from overthinking. When introducing themselves, their hands shook and they spoke fast from anxiety over talking to people. To manage stress, the author motivates themselves by thinking the stressful situation will one day make them proud, so they continue their journey.

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Managing Severe Stress and Anxiety

The document describes a situation that caused the author severe stress and anxiety. Last week when school started with online classes, the author felt nervous and afraid that they would not be able to keep up. They had a hard time understanding discussions and had a breakdown from overthinking. When introducing themselves, their hands shook and they spoke fast from anxiety over talking to people. To manage stress, the author motivates themselves by thinking the stressful situation will one day make them proud, so they continue their journey.

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PSY 1-A

Think about a time when you have experienced severe stress that affects your
mental health. Describe the situation and symptoms you experienced. What
techniques do you use for managing stress?

As a normal human being, I myself, knows that everyone experiences stress. But
in my case, when I am stressed, I tend to overthink a lot of things. The last time I was
severely stressed was last week. When school started, I was not feeling excited. I can
only feel the nervousness and the fear that I might not be able to catch up, due to the
online classes set up because this is not the study habit that I am used to. During the
first week of online classes, I was feeling stressed and frustrated, I was having a hard
time to understand discussions. But I set myself into listening and cooperating in the
setup for me to cope with my stress and the anxiety that I was feeling. I even had a
breakdown and a lot of overthinking while doing so. I usually have an anxiety over
talking to people, I tend to be scared and shy sometimes. When I introduced myself, my
hands were shaking and I was talking really fast because I want it to end. I also felt
nervousness and stress due to this. I always feel nauseous whenever I have to talk to
people I don’t know, especially if it is a serious setting.

The way I manage my stress is by motivating myself and thinking that no matter
what happens, someday, everything that I am stressed and anxious about will turn into
something that I will be proud of. So whenever I am stressed, I always think and remind
myself to always continue because the journey will always be worth it.

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