Resiliency Reflection

Grad Transitions         Ethan Honeywell

Resiliency

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Resiliency. Its what makes us advance as a civilization. We commit to something and stick to it.  Humans as a species have demonstrated resilience for thousands of years. Things get done with resilience. I define resilience as something that enables us to overcome great feats. It helps us get things done. I as a human cope with stressful situations by stopping for a couple moments and think about the work that with go into whatever I am doing. Then I think that whenever I finish, that the massive amount of hard work I have put into a project or something that I am doing will eventually pay off. And that is something that is very satisfying. Psychological resilience is an individual's tendency to cope with stress and adversity. This coping may result in the individual "bouncing back" to a previous state of normal functioning, or simply not showing negative effects. I respond to stressful situations by taking some time and calming myself down. I meditate and this really helps me to calm down. I let the fear in for around 10 seconds, I get used to it and then just keep going. I also manage my time. When I need to respond to life when it has not proceeded as I had wanted it to. I once had a situation on the sky train going to Vancouver for a concert where I was offered some drugs. I was eight years old at the time and I just stayed calm. It was a big thing. Another example was when around 12, I smashed a car window, not on purpose and I freaked out. I ran home and sat with an acquaintance that was there with me and just watched TV. It was one of the most stressful situations of my life. I learned how to cope with the times and in dark situations. I trust my mom, dad my brother and school counselor, an acquaintance in my complex, my uncle Jim and all of my cousins.  I hang out with people around me; I go for walks and in the walks,  I especially like going on nature walks in the park, play some video games, cook some good food and then eat it. Life usually does not go as planned and we have to know how to be resilient. There have been many times where I have had no idea what to do. In the situations described before, I have learned how to cope with these situations. Some of the things I learned were things like being able to calm myself down after one of the incidents, being able to mentally think about it after it has happened plus being able to process it well, I hope that time of my life will be over soon at that point in time, I talk to people about what has just happened and tell them some of the things that might have been disturbing, I use music as a drug and make myself calm and happy after doing it, and also  go especially to the school counsellor or one of the people of whom I trust. When I am in a stressful situation, I will take these things into consideration when trying to cope and get through them. There have been situations in my life where thinking differently than my normal self and think outside the box in order to get things done. I think that the definition of resilience is the power to stay in original form. Many people have not learned how to properly stay resilient and calm throughout a time of sorrow. This can lead to depression and will result in meetings with psychologists and or help to get back to a normal life.People often go into depression because they have no people around them to give them the support that they need to live and go on in life. It is good to have people support you and have someone that you can go to in case of need for it. Millions of people are affected around the world everyday because of stress. Stress really has no function for your body and it has no point in being inside of your body. I have learned a lot about stress over the years and I will continue to learn about it in the future. The more stress that you endure the more you can handle.