Primary school wasn’t as eventful as it was supposed to be for majority of children, instead it felt like I was drowning in what the world perceived me to be instead of who I wanted to be. As a child growing up, I never really knew who I was and how I should act. All I ever did was try to impress people that didn’t even like me. Coming into high school, I’ve learnt how to stay true to one’s...
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Being yourself is classified as not letting others to depict or choose who you are. You are being judged regardless of what you do, so being yourself makes happiness easier to obtain. Live life on your terms, not someone else's. Being yourself is important because you will not be happy otherwise. I have discovered the value in being true to myself. Though it is not always easy to be true to myself, my values and beliefs, it is necessary for...
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“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself” - Friedrich Nietzsche. This quote is the proof that you cannot please everyone in your surroundings, even your closest friends and/or family relatives can judge you no matter what the circumstances are, but if you tried to ignore and...
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There will always be so many things running through your mind, but your gut feeling is always something you should listen to. Just by having that one gut feeling it can change your attitude on the output and even change your decision. Most of the time it’s for the better and really how your true self is feeling in that moment. When it comes to your feelings, it helps make decisions easier, and with what they find in that decision...
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In October 2019, The National Academy of Medicine released the widely anticipated report, Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Wellbeing, a culmination of the research conducted by The Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-being and Resilience since 2017. Their findings indicate that more than half of all clinicians, most prevalently nurses and physicians throughout the United States, experience symptoms of burnout, depression, and suicide; now widely recognized as a public health epidemic that is having adverse effects...
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I was born in Redding, California. After my parents divorced, my mom moved my sister and me to a small town. Growing up, my sister regularly spoke for both of us. While this played a significant role regarding my shyness, I was invariably a happy kid. After the move, I developed a tight-knit friend group, consisting of 3 girls and me. Life was good, and we were content, aside from the occasional drama. However, as the years passed, things started...
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