Health is meant by a personal state well-being.

Speaking of health, it can be physical, mental, or

social. My health is important, it consists of maintaining my healthy life. It prevents me not to
get any disease or any virus that will lead to loss of life. Maintaining my healthy lifestyle is not
that easy. I’m doing proper hygiene; it is part of my lifestyle. I do eat vegetables, fruits, meats,
fishes, milk, etc. I’m not fan of working out, but I do have a diet to not be skinny or overweight.

I’m looking after to myself to be healthy and not to be sick by staying productive every day. I
can say that I am not that healthy because of some things I do, or I eat. Sometimes I’m not eating
at the right time because of not sleeping at the right time for some reasons, that’s why I woke up
at noon. In addition, I can’t help myself to limit the unhealthy foods when cravings attack me,
but till I can manage. I do drink alcohol and smoke, but I’m not that addicted to alcohol nor
smoke. I only drink when there is a celebration or occasion and I only smoke when stress,
loneliness, or other things that affect my mental health.

I can say that my mental health is not that stable. Being a teenager is hard, I faced through a lot
of problems. Family problem, problem with my studies, problem with friends, and my lover.
These are the reason’s why sometimes I’m facing mental breakdowns, but I am working on it. I
have no choice but to keep fighting. Overall, my health is good, I can limit myself to something
that is not good to do with my health and to do when sadness attacks me.

I can say that my life is great because I have family, friends, best friends, and my boyfriend. I’m
with my family at home every day. I’m close with my only brother who is older than me and I do
have a strong bond and good connections with my family. I’m not open to my family about my
personal problems, sometimes they are also the reason. Sometimes I can’t stand the sadness
alone and my friends are there who’s willing to hear me out and have my back.
 I have many friends and my lover who I can rely on, and I can say that I can really trust them.
They are there for me when I need them, so do I. They can invite themselves over without me
getting annoyed. They make me happy when all I want to do is cry. They are true and honest to
me. There is no secret between our friendship. The behavior I like the most about them is they
respect and honor my boundaries and know when they are wrong or something that is foul thing
they did.

Honestly, I am happy that I have them when I needed them the most. I trust all my friends, best
friends, boyfriend and specially my family. They are the one whose taking care and guiding me.
I can say that I am free to be me without them judging. We share core values and beliefs that we
can agree and agreeably disagree. We support each other. Having them is a precious gift from
God, having them is enough.

Managing emotions is an art. Its nature in my life because God gave me emotions in purpose. I
can express my emotions freely from love to joy and anger to fear, but sometimes it can be in a
right way or in a toxic attitude. The change in my emotions depends on the people around me or
the people who I interact with. I can manage my actions whether I’m in good mood, sad, or
angry. It feels good when you can manage your emotions, it helps me to make a better decision
and become mentally and physically stronger.

Managing my emotions is hard for me because I have this thing what you called anger issues. I
get angry quickly even over small things such as disturbing me when I’m doing something or
I’m distracted, if you don’t know how to follow instructions or don’t immediately get what I tell
you, but I don’t hurt anyone when I’m angry, I don’t let my emotions take control over me. I
distract myself by some activities such as playing my favorite mobile game, watching movies,
playing sports outside and sometimes doing chores help me get distracted.
 Hurting anyone is not in my vocabulary. I always remind myself that it is never okay to hurt
others. Always find a way to distract yourself when you’re having a bad mood or feeling lonely.
Find someone who you can talk to and freely open and talk about your thoughts to avoid
depression and anxiety. Emotions play a role in the choices we make and actions we take.

Speaking of abilities and skills. To improve your abilities and skills, you need to identify your
strengths and weaknesses. What are you good at? Where are you lacking? You need to define
which areas you need to improve.

Part of my weaknesses is I don’t have self-confidence. I hate public speaking, but I enjoyed
interacting with new people. Its just that when I’m speaking in public, I can’t help myself not to
think what audience think of me. I’m working with this problem of mine, no one’s going to help
me but myself. I’m doing my best that I can to improve and gain some confidence.

I’m practicing being more self-aware, get to know myself. Discover my true self. Acknowledge
my values, beliefs, and strengths. Starting to accept and love myself for who I am.
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AYNONA D. NAONG
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