January 15, 2022

Princess Jimenez

Orid Journal Entry #1

O: The past couple of weeks, I have been feeling stressed over this program. Although,

having those few hours of rest in between classes has helped me distress, I don’t know if

that's enough? I could for sure be having a breakdown, but I don’t want it to occur as often as

it has. I have also gained some weight due to the added stress. Food is a way that I deal with

stressful situations, which is not a good thing but something I can’t control. With all the

negatives going on with myself, I still love what I’m doing, which is this program. I’ve

always wanted to become a Nurse ever since I was a little girl. I am literally living my dream,

but it's not going as smoothly as I thought it would be.

R: I have a feeling that I’m stressed and just all over the place because I don’t learn well

through just reading and writing. I am a physical learner, I’m able to understand concepts

more while I’m doing the action. Which is why I’m so grateful that we at least have one day a

week to actually come into campus and apply what we are learning. I’ve noticed throughout

the whole school week I was less stressed when we were actually at school. Which might be

the opposite for the rest of the class. In addition, stress eating occurs which is the absolute

worst. Since the start of the program, I have gained some extra weight due to how stressed

I’ve been. The added weight has made me self-conscious, and being a Filipino; family tends

to point it out.

I: If I were to continue to be stressed over this program, which just started, it would affect my

mental, emotional, and physical health. It’s difficult to understand that this is the new norm,

and that we won’t know when this pandemic will end. I tend to forget that we don’t have a

choice on how our education will be presented, and it's not just the students that are

struggling, teachers are too. I should be grateful that teachers are taking the time to educate us

even if it’s through a screen. About the weight gain, although it’s only been a few pounds, if I
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don’t do anything to solve this, it could make it worse. I’m already feeling self-conscious

about it but imagine later down the road.

D: After having some time to reflect on my situation, I’ve come up with some ideas. This is

just the beginning of the program, so I’m going to try my best to follow these strategies

throughout the program: Daily exercise, reading books to destress, and making time for

myself. With Covid19 playing such a huge role in our lives today, I will try my best to not

make it affect me too much, because it’s not something we cannot control. Addition to those

strategies, I hope I could also have some friends that will help me distress and to just do some

fun activities outside of school. Hopefully this will help not just for right now, but even if I

come across the same problem in the future.