Module I on PFA: Validating and Normalizing

Feelings
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A. List 5 routines/reactions you did at home during the
lockdown

Routines/Reactions You Did at Home

During the Lockdown
1 Eating and sleeping
2 Doing some household chores
3 Exercising
4 Watching television and k-dramas in YouTube if i
feel a bit of kinda bored
5 Checking my FB accounts and chatting my friends
through the messenger

B. Writing A Letter
Look at the lines below. You are going to write a letter.

Pause and Think. Then write, My Dear Friend.

During the months of lockdown, what were the 5 routines or

reactions you did at home? An example would be; “I slept most of
the time.” Or, “I watch television/GMA7/AbsCbn.” Others may
say,” Nothing. I help in household chores.” Number them from
1-5, and write them down on the front part of your letter.

On the back page of your letter, write to your friend about your
feelings towards your reactions or routines. An example of feeling
would be; “I felt bored.” Or, “I felt afraid.” Others may say, “I
experienced anxiety.” You can repeat your feelings, but, you may
not repeat the routines or reactions. You can explain why you felt
that way or why you reacted that way. You do not need to write a
long letter. A short one will do.

My dear friend,

During the months of lockdown, my five routine I did at home

is (1)Eating healthy foods and sleeping. (2) Doing some household
chores. (3) Exercising. (4)Watching television and k-dramas in YouTube.
and (5) Checking my FB accounts and chatting my friends through the
messenger.

Hello my dear friend! How are you? I miss you so much!

It's been so long since I hang out with you. What's news from you! What
are you doing this pandemic? Me? I'm so bored here. This pandemic
made me discover a lot of things from myself. Since,I can't go outside. I
help my sister doing some household chores like cooking and washing
dishes. Sometimes if i feel of kinda bored Im just watching kdramas in
YouTube and play some games to less my bored feeling. Im doing great
here in our house. Hope your doing great too. Anyways, take care
always. Always wear your face mask when you go outside. Godbless
you. I love you so much muah! Keep safe.

Once you are finished writing, I would like you to read the
information entitled Common Reactions of Students to Stressful
Events. Compare your feelings to the feelings written inside the
box. Are there commonalities? Were there feelings that you also
felt but that you were ot able to mention in your letter?

MY FEELINGS FEELINGS WRITTEN INSIDE THE

•Worry Feel anxious brought about by uncertainty of the
future.
 Feel intense or prolonged grief for not being able to
wake.
•Fear

COMMONALITIE FEELINGS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO

S MENTION IN YOUR LETTER
•Scared I'm afraid one of my family might get infected or
have covid-19
Because of the pandemic that is happening in our
•Sad country, I am sad because so many Filipinos are
suffering from this problem. It is sad to see people
who are having a hard time finding money to
support their families.

What are the common feeling/s to the usual routines of your

everyday life? What are your shared human experiences of
Covid-19 or of the disaster that hit your town? Are they similar?
Are they dissimilar?

COMMON FEELING/S TO THE SHARED HUMAN

USUAL ROUTINES OF YOUR EXPERIENCES OF COVID-19
EVERYDAY LIFE OR OF THE DISASTER THAT
HIT YOUR TOWN
•Happy,because I was with my It is difficult to get a job
family and no one got sick.
because of the pandemic.

•Sad sometimes because some of us Sacrificing and working

are violating government policy. hard during the pandemic to
provide money for the
family.

YES OR NO?

Are they similar? No

Are they dissimilar? Yes

ABSTRACTION/REFLECTION​
APPLICATION
Today you learned that our reactions to the stressful events of
Pandemic or any other form of the disaster were normal and
valid. How does this new learning that my reactions and feelings
toward Covid-19/disaster were normal after all help me?

•Through the pandemic that is happening in our country I have learned

to save more on the things I have because nowadays everyone is
suffering. And it also helped me by being close to my loved ones in life
and we had more bonding due to the pandemic.
How can you apply this learning to your life especially after
experiencing such a pandemic.

•What I have learned in this pandemic I can share it to the next

generations. Following government policies and how difficult it is for
the Filipino people to suffer from this pandemic. During the pandemic,
we need to be strategic because nowadays it is difficult for Filipinos to
find work. And saving money for the future




Closure
Read your letter again. Compare how you feel now that you know
that those feelings were normal and valid? Say to yourself: my
feelings are valid. My reactions are normal. My feelings and
reactions are valid and normal.

•It is normal for you to feel fear of what is happening in our

country today. Due to the pandemic, many Filipinos are
affected by our pandemic. And after we suffer from this
pandemic we will soon have joy and a smile on our lips not now
but soon!

My feelings are normal and my reactions are valid.