Anxiety Flowchart

Here is a handy-dandy guide, as invented by myself, to deal with your anxiety:



Let's walk through it.

Start by writing down something that is stressing you out (and make it as specific as possible! Don't write down "school". Narrow it down. Don't write down "Blah's class" either. What about it is stressing you out?). So for example: how far behind I am in Mary's class; so much work to catch up on.

Next, ask yourself, "Is this stresser solvable?". It's a simple yes or no question. Either the stress can be fixed, or it can't. In this case, my answer is yes.

How can I fix it? What do I need to do to make this stress go away? Make a list of what you need to do. For example: sit down and do the work that needs to be done will relieve myself of this anxiety. Break it up if I have to.

The next step is to do it. Whatever your methods are, do it so the stress goes away. Once the stress is gone, go back to the beginning and start with the next stresser in your life, if there is one.

What if it can't be solved? Let's walk through that with an example.
Stresser: My mom has terminal cancer.
Is it solvable?: No.
How can I cope with this?: lots of alcohol.
(just kidding)
Talking about it with friends. Verbalising my problems helps me to deal with them.
Stress managed: For the most part, yes.

Move on to the next!

I bid you all good luck.

Quest for the Soul

What does it mean to go soul searching and to find yourself?

I have no idea.

I have recently been given the advice to take a year off after this semester and go find myself. "Do some soul searching". I don't really know what that means, but I agree with them. It's something that's been on my mind for awhile.

Don't get me wrong, I know I want to do journalism. There is no doubt in my mind about that one. But given the state of my life right now, I feel it would be really unhealthy to go jump into something new (and demanding) right away.

Honestly, I need a break. I am exhausted.

So I have been contemplating what it means to go soul searching.


What do you do with a year off? I have no clue. One of my profs told me to go travel. I adore traveling, the entire experience. But as much as I love to travel, how does that help me find myself? I'll go see a cool place, come back poorer, and still be lost and confused. Plus, the places I want to go, I don't want to go by myself.

But I want to go somewhere. I feel so restless. Everything bores me, which is why I've been doing weird outgoing things lately.

I am a very generous and giving person, I always have been. But lately I've had no energy left to give to anyone or anything. I've turned to IceCaps, and have become an addict. Caffeine helps. But it's not the same kind of energy.

I need to find my inner icecap...

Snow Day

What a blissful feeling to log onto your school's website in class, and see this:



Bliss.