With the end of the semester quickly approaching, there are constantly things always on my mind. At night, I find myself lying awake, wondering when all my stressors, which all feel seemingly long term, are going to go away. This week I chose to use the Stress Diagram Strategy. First, I wrote down a list of all of the things which are constantly on my mind, distracting me from my work.
These might seem trivial, however, they are really the top stressors which weigh me down everyday. A lot of them feel like life decisions, such as my summer internship. I would like to preferably pick an internship that will help me get a job in the long run. However, since I don't have a major, I don't even know where to begin. The career center advised me to explore different companies and see what appeals to me. But the truth is I just don't know, and all of these stressors seem interconnected with each other.
Viewing these stressors in a pie chart also realized that extent to which they literally control my mind.
Seeing this made me realize, that I definitely need to do some activities such as go to the gym, or anything that will take my mind off of things so that I can stay healthy through all of my stress. This is also why the Five- Minute Escape strategy worked so well for me.
It's so easy to get caught up with school, friends, and work that sometimes the pressure can become overwhelming. Especially since I have also been sick. Closing my eyes and really concentrating on breathing (hopefully it will be better after my chest xray tomorrow so we can figure out what on earth is going on) helped to slow down my heart rate. It also helped me to become more level headed, and to relax and left everything lift off my shoulders, even though it lasted just a few minutes. This is something that will help me before I go to bed, and in the next week in which I have several classes to complete work in. I can't wait for Thanksgiving, and to have a week free to myself where I can leave these stressors all at school.
HAHA I Love how finding a formal date is your second biggest chunk! It was a big stressor for me too, but I asked someone on Wednesday! Wohoo! Now it's time to find you one! It's definitely time to go home. You are currently an hour away from CT and i'm still in cuse.. so sad! Creating a stress diagram is definitely a good way to visually see what is stressing us out and to see which is the most important.
ReplyDeleteWell I do hope you find a formal date! ( I know you will!!) THANK GOD thanksgiving break is here!! it is much needed for every one I think... The stress diagram definitely helps you see what your stressors are! and how important they actually are... Have a good break and try to be stress free!!
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