20 Questions But really Only 6
Please answer the following questions, using an example to illustrate your response.
1. What is your greatest strength? How do you know?
2. What is your biggest weakness? How do you know?
3. What is the hardest (physically) thing you have ever done?
4. What is the hardest thing (mentally) you have ever done?
5. What is the hardest thing (emotionally) you have ever done?
6. Would you rather be hurt physically, mentally or emotionally? Why?
1. My greatest strength is being a leader. I don't often if ever follow the in crowd. I'm different in my own way. If I don't like or want to do something I simply don't do it because it's my choice and not because of anyone else. I'm also not easily pressured in doing something I don't want to do. For example, when someone asks me why I don't go to parties or drink I simply say because I don't want to and I don't feel corny or like I'm missing out on anything after I say no.
ReplyDelete2. My biggest weakness is I can sometimes be too nice. That's something after years and years of doing I'm learning to overcome. I would just let people walk over me. If someone did something that I didn't like I wouldn't say anything, I would just put up with it because I didn't want to hurt someones feelings or make them feel bad. An example of that is at a job I worked at. Coworkers would see how hard I worked and take advantage of it. Jobs that we should have done together people didn't help me with because they knew that I would do it anyways. I would end up doing certain things by myself and other people's work because of it and I never would say anything about it.
3. There's not a lot of hard things that I've done physically but if I had to pick something it would probably be when I worked every night on school days and had to get up early for school. I'm already not a morning person so on top of that going to bed late and being exhausted from work the night before didn't make it any better. It was hard to balance school work, and working at the same time. It was worth it and I still some how ended up getting everything done but it was hard.
4. The hardest thing mentally that I've done is take the SAT's. I'm not the best at taking test even when I study for them. I just get anxious and it's hard to focus. The SAT's was a little harder for me then any other test I've taken because it plays a big part in where you'll be going to college at. So the thought of doing bad on it made me nervous. Test just aren't my thing so I have to mentally prepare myself for it.
5. The hardest thing emotionally that I've done is have to see my dad lose so many family that were close to him. I haven't lost much family in my life because I never got a chance to meet them but It hurt to see my dad lose so many people. Being as though my father grew up without a dad, he was very close to his uncles. They played a huge part in his life and were basically a father figure to him. My dad doesn't really cry much so to see him break down the way he did when one of his uncles passed a way, it really hurt me. I'm already a daddy's girl and I'm always making sure that he's good, so to see him fall a part and there not being much that I could do really got to me.
6. I rather be hurt mentally because I feel that it's easier to overcome something that happens to you mentally than anything physically or emotionally. From my experiences, I have been able to bounce back from things that have affected me mentally than anything else. It's just easier for me to motivate myself mentally to keep pushing through what ever I'm going through. My pain tolerance is very low so it takes me a minute to get through any physical thing that hurt me. Emotional things takes me a minute as well because I believe time heals but as mentioned above even though mentally I'm not the best at test taking I was able to improve my SAT scores and motivate myself through it.
My greatest strength would have to be my knowledge. I consider myself smart. I know that this is my greatest strength because whenever someone describes me or has an opinion about me, it is usually that I am smart. Not only do people say that about me, but I feel as if I am among the smartest people I know.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest weakness would have to be my fickleness. One minute I want a job, another minute I want to live in my parent’s basement for the rest of my life. One minute I want sushi for dinner, then I want pizza or a hamburger or maybe even a salad. Deep down, I know what I want, but I am always scared I will make the wrong decision, even if it is about something as dumb as deciding what I want for dinner.
The hardest thing I have done physically was the hardest thing for me emotionally as well. Last year everyone would ask me how I was so calm and seemed so okay even though I was battling Graves’ Disease and Hyperthyroidism, and the reason for my calmness was because I was so in shock and so ill that I don’t think I ever realized the severity of my condition until after the storm had passed. That is when it all hit me and I did break down, many times in fact.
Getting through all of that was the hardest thing that I did mentally. I was walking into a building once, and the bitter smell of anesthesia hit me. I completely zoned out and began having the worst flashbacks, remembering all of the things that happened to me in the hospital. My doctors recommend therapy for Graves’ patients, but I didn’t think it was necessary. I wanted to get through this by myself, and I eventually did about 6 months later. I touched my scar and really looked at it in the mirror. I came to terms with the fact that when most people see me for the first time, they see my scar and not my face. I became so okay with the staring that it doesn’t bother me anymore. It doesn’t bother me when people ask what happened, either. I like talking about it now since I want to spread awareness and potentially run into other people that have gone through what I have.
I would rather be hurt physically more than emotionally or mentally. I believe physical pain is the easiest to treat. Some people however never heal from emotional pain. No matter how much therapy or help they get, it will sting harder and longer than the physical pain that they experience. I know this because I have felt all three types of pain all at once, and I know that my internal pain was worse than my physical pain. I would much rather take the physical pain because I know I can take it.
My greatest strength I would have to say is writing. I say that because it comes to me easy just about all of the time I was able to just get things done. When it comes to poetry in specific that is something that I am pretty good at. My wording that I use is pretty good and also I have had other people say that I am a good writer.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest weakness that I would have to say is mathematics. For me when it comes to numbers and calculations it is just always something that I have had trouble with all through my years of school I have needed extra support in all of my math classes because it is a subject that has always been a challenge for me.
That hardest thing that I have done physically I would have to say is doing training while fasting. I have to fast every year from sunrise to sunset no drinking or eating I have had to run like hell mainly out in the hot sun without any food or water. I have had to work twice as hard as everyone else was doing.
Hardest thing that I have had to do mentally was trying to allow myself to accept the problems that I have. For some people it is hard for them to accept the fact that they have problems. I just happen to be one of those people.
Hardest thing I have done emotionally is I honestly do not know how to answer. I grew up through stuff and differently so I have learned how to desensitize myself to a lot of certain situations.
I would rather be hurt mentally because I have experience with it and I would be able to cope with how things turn out.
ReplyDelete1. What is your greatest strength? How do you know?
My greatest strength is my organization. I am always organized not only at school with my work but at home with my room/house..
2. What is your biggest weakness? How do you know?
My biggest weakness is not trying hard enough on things I consider hard. When I find something difficult instead of trying to work it out I just give up.
3. What is the hardest (physically) thing you have ever done?
The hardest thing I have ever done physically is tear my MCL over the summer. The pain after surgery was the worst and not being able to move around that much, or when I did it was with crutches. Also getting into physical therapy and working out to gain strength back into my knee..
4. What is the hardest thing (mentally) you have ever done?
The hardest thing mentally is being in school especially high school. I have never really liked school and having to sit in a school for 6+ hours learning new information while you tired and don't understand is pretty hard. Also having time management and balancing everything I have and making sure it is on time and done to the best of my ability.
5. What is the hardest thing (emotionally) you have ever done?
The hardest thing I have ever done emotionally is going through my parents divorce.. At a young age I didn't really understand what it meant, also not being able to see my dad for months was hard. On top of that not many of friends had gone through it or understand what it was at the time so I couldn't get much support from the,m.
6. Would you rather be hurt physically, mentally or emotionally? Why?
I would rather be hurt physically because I consider myself pretty tolerant when it comes to pain, and I could at least try to protect myself.Also after awhile it will go away whereas being mentally and physically hurt can be forever.
ReplyDeleteMy greatest strength is my dedication. I have always been a very dedicated person, physically, academically, and socially. This dedication has given me the ability to get good grades. I always stay on top of things and I always get stuff done. I am very serious when it comes to my education, and I believe that my dedication to it is the reason I have good grades. My dedication to whatever I do in life has proven to benefit me, and I am positive that it will all pay off in the future.
My biggest weakness is that I overthink a lot. Every single situation, no matter what, I overthink. This has its benefits, but it is more of a negative thing for me. Overthinking leads to me being stressed out all of the time. I am very over analytical, which can be frustrating to me and others. There has been times where overthinking has led me to having breakdowns and anxiety. I tend to overthink what people say to me. I turn good things into bad things, and I often feel insecure because of it.
I think that the hardest thing physically I have ever done is play soccer with asthma. Really, any kind of exercise is hard. Exercising in the cold is the worst for me, and my lungs hurt for days after. I have never been first in a treeline, or first in a set of sprints. Exercising comes really hard for me, and there are times where I dread it because I know I will be in pain. This is something I have dealt with since I was about 10 years old, and although it isn't technically “new” to me, it is obvious that I still have a hard time dealing with it.
I think that the hardest thing mentally that I have ever done is live with anxiety and depression. A lot of people are unaware that these two things take a huge toll on your daily life. I have always been an anxious child, it is just a part of my nature. However, depression started in high school. I am aware that anxiety and depression are often linked together, but I am in the process of accepting that this is a part of my life, both of them. These things have the power to change your mind into a scary place. There have been times in my life where I have refrained from participating because I struggled coping. Some days, I feel like I will never get better, but I know that is unrealistic and it is important to have hope.
I think the hardest thing emotionally that I have ever done is dealing with the aftermath of being cheated on. This may seem silly to some of you, but I was cheated on by someone I love and it destroyed me. I had low confidence in myself, and I was in a bad state of mind for a long while. I felt worthless, and nobody should ever have to feel like that. To this day, several years later, I still struggle with the fact, but I am getting better little by little.
I would rather be hurt physically. I've been injured a lot throughout my life, and every injury has healed. Bruises and bumps go away. However, being hurt mentally or emotionally has the power to stay with you for the rest of your life. It can change the kind of person you are, which is more powerful than any kind of physical injury.
My greatest strength is motivation. I love to motivate others, especially during crew. It’s a time where I get to yell at people and they actually want to be yelled at. Of course when I’m not in a setting where yelling is not ideal, I find other ways but nevertheless, I find a way to motivate others. Some people need a little push and I’m more than happy to give it to them. I know this is my greatest strength because many people have said they feel better about doing something after my pep talks [again], especially during crew when we do 2k tests, the girls say they like when I’m behind them and motivating them.
ReplyDeleteMy greatest weakness is the fact that I am a creature of habit. Things have to be done in a certain order and to my liking. I have a set routine on the weekends and if those go out of wack, my day is ruined (to my standards). Also I am not a fan of when I am told we are doing something the day before and it gets changed to the day of. I mentally plan what I am going to do so when a wrench gets thrown in, I get pretty mad.
The hardest thing I have physically done is hands down crew. I used to be a cheerleader so the transition from cheerleading to rowing was one of the hardest transitions ever. Not to diss cheerleading but compared to the exercises we do in crew, cheer did nothing. There’s a lot of running and a lot of erging and my stamina is not the best. Going back this year after taking a year hiatus, I forgot how physically demanding it is. But as hard as it is, I enjoy the pain (kind of, not really).
The hardest thing I have ever done mentally is something that I am still coming to terms with. I have a problem with eating and that ties into my body image. It’s not anorexia or bulimia, thankfully, but I know there’s something wrong with me. I don’t like how I look, I’ll probably never like how I look so I think the extremes on how I can look the way I want. This problem can probably tie into something physical but mentally, it’s been hard to admit and accept that I have a problem.
The hardest thing I have ever done emotionally was accept the fact my grandmother and aunt passed away. I was very close to both of them, especially my grandmother (I got my creature of habit-ness from her). I didn’t want to accept that I lost my grandmother, it took me a while to get used to her not being there. When I was coming to terms about my grandmother, my aunt’s cancer worsened, and she passed away. I went back into my emotional state and again, I’m still getting used to them not being here.
I would rather be hurt physically. I can get over the pain faster of being hurt physically over being hurt mentally or emotionally. When you’re physically hurt, many times it can be treated. When being hurt mentally or emotionally, there are times that it can’t be treated and you have to live with it for the rest of your life.
My greatest strength is the ability to stay calm. In situations where most people get angry and freak out, I manage to stay calm and try to figure out what’s happening. To get me to the point of mad and freaking out you really have to do a lot. I feel that being calm and having a clear head is a strength because it allows me to make better decisions and judgements based more on reason than bad emotion. I don’t like to panic in tense situations because I know that it will just make the situation worse. I may get nervous, but I always stay calm and get through whatever it is I have to do without getting to worked up about it. Whether I have to read a paper in front of a class, present in front of a class, talk in front of the class, pitch in a big game, hit in a big spot, or face any other stressful situation life brings, I’m going to stay calm and do my best to complete the obstacle. This has been a successful skill in life so far and think that it will continue to bring me success in the future. Especially in sports I have seen kids get emotional and it takes their head right out of the game, that doesn’t happen to me in sports or in life so it is one of my greatest strengths.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest weakness is how shy I am and how I don’t speak up and take charge. Whenever I’m around people I get nervous and never know what to say or how to say it and it sucks. I might have something to say in class, but I won’t raise my hand and share my ideas. I don’t know why I do this but I do and I know this is my biggest weakness for sure. Being less shy and talking more would benefit me later in life because I will be working with people for the rest of my life. School just isn’t really the place I feel comfortable in and I don’t know why. There are only a few places where I feel alright like in 204, but other than that as soon as I walk into school I want to go home. It’s not that I don’t like school it’s just the way it’s set up doesn’t suit my personality and that’s okay because I get through it. But I am working on my shyness and I have definitely improved throughout my years in high school.
I haven’t really done a lot of hard things physically because I know my limits and I stick to what I know but there are some things. Like last summer I really needed to get a job because I wanted to get a car so I looked around. Nobody got back to me so I asked this coach I knew from Mays Landing that was friends with my dad. He got me a job right away but I didn’t really know what I’d be doing. So basically all summer in 90 degree heat I unpackaged a bunch of 60 pound 6 foot tall solar panels and carried them up ladders onto houses of all sizes. This was a challenge physically because I had to learn how to balance a big ass solar panel on my arm and then carry it up a ladder. This was scary but I got the hang of it and the people there were really cool to work with and I’m grateful that they gave me a job for the summer.
The hardest thing that I have to deal with mentally is social anxiety. Everywhere I go I always have these thoughts in my head that don’t matter but I always think about them. Like that people are judging me, staring at me, talking about me, and I know that this isn’t happening but I still think about it. I have learned to not care what people think or say but it has always bothered me a little. I don’t understand why some people are so mean for no reason. Like I was walking in the hall the other day and a girl bumped into me and said “move the fuck outta the way you fat bitch”. Personally I thought this was pretty funny considering she ran into me, but I’ll never understand why people are like that. When people like that are in the world I’ll always have trouble around people. It’s tough for me to go to school, or go to anything else with people that aren’t close to me and this is hard to deal with.
The hardest thing emotionally that I have had to deal with is losing my dog Teddy. I haven’t experienced the passing of any really close family or anything like that but Teddy truly was a big part of the family. I was young at the time and seeing my little pal leave me was so sad. He was a Golden Retriever and one of the most obedient and loving dogs I have ever come into contact with. Losing him really was tough to deal with especially with how young I was. I will never forget him and always think about all the joy he brought me when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteI would rather be hurt physically because it doesn’t hurt forever. Physical pain will heal while mental or emotional pain can stick with you forever. Emotional and mental pain could scar you for life and make you a totally different person. Once something mental or emotional happens it could set off a switch and make you someone you aren’t. I have seen it first hand and physical is way easier overcome than mental or emotional.
1. What is your greatest strength? How do you know?
ReplyDelete* My greatest strength is I don’t let any relationship or situation permanently affect me. A lot of people have trust issues and jealousy issues because of previous experiences, but I can honestly say I don’t because of other people. I have small issues with things because that’s just how I am. I don’t believe everyone is the same and I don’t think everyone is out to do me wrong so I don’t push people away unless they deserve to be pushed away.
2. What is your biggest weakness? How do you know?
•My greatest weakness is probably the fact that I see the good in the wrong people sometimes. A lot of people who are or we’re close to me have told me that i’m dumb for believing certain people aren’t doing me dirty or won’t do me dirty. Someone can do me dirty and if they put up a good front, I’ll probably believe that they’re genuinely sorry which usually ends up with me regretting it and ending up sorry.
3. What is the hardest (physically) thing you have ever done?
* I don’t think I’ve ever done anything physically hard besides like working out. I’m probably super unhealthy because I never work out and when I try, I get tired super quick. Fights are really things I get involved in besides like with my brother when I was younger and I’m not athletic so can’t say that either.
4. What is the hardest thing (mentally) you have ever done?
•The hardest thing for me mentally is just thinking about the future. I never know where i’ll end up because everyone has dreams to be successful, but very few actually succeed. I’m afraid that I’ll end up broke and a failure. I can’t really avoid thinking about the future either because I have to think about it to keep pushing myself.
5. What is the hardest thing (emotionally) you have ever done?
* The hardest thing I’ve done emotionally is trying to hide tears. I feel like that’s the hardest thing because I don’t cry a lot, but when I do it from built up frustration and sadness and it’s always a waterfall. I’ll cry about something and than stop and a few hours later i’ll think about it and cry again till the issue gets solved. I don’t like to cry in front of people because it’s a sign of weakness in a way or a way of saying i’m “soft.”
6. Would you rather be hurt physically, mentally or emotionally? Why?
•I rather be physically hurt because I think it’s the easiest to handle. If I were hurt mentally and emotionally, it would mess with my head and bring me immense sadness. Physical pain is just momentary and there are things that can lessen it, but when something messes with your head, it makes you crazy thinking about it.
One of my biggest strengths has to be my ability to speak in front of people. I know a lot of people hate public speaking, but personally I have no shame. Whether that is good or bad, I don’t know, but it’s taken me pretty far. Especially this year, I found myself speaking to dozens of people, for all sorts of events. I really liked the time I spoke to the Board of Education for our school district about my FAA Monthly Mentorship Program. I had just been pulled offstage from rehearsal, so I still had my mic on. It was such a neat experience, because the mic taped to my face made me feel like a Ted Talker. After it was over, I was complimented on how well I spoke.
ReplyDeleteMy BIGGEST weakness hand-down, is time management. In all aspects of my life, not just academically. I’m working super hard on it, because it is definitely choking my life out. Even for something as simple as a video game, I can never do in a timely fashion. I’ll be like, “Ok, lemme finish my homework so I can play some video games!”, and then spend the whole day doing the work, or finish the work and lounge around. It’s infuriating, but I’m working on it.
The hardest thing I have ever done mentally, would definitely have to be one of these dag on Standardized Tests. It isn’t even the content most of the time, it is the pressure and the timing paced on these tests that make it so stressful. These scores literally determine where you will be for the next 4-8 years. An example would be during the ACTs, where I literally thought my right eyeball was going to fall out. I got a headache during the math section, which only multiplied itself because I stressed about getting a headache, which gave me another headache…. Yeah.
The hardest thing I have ever done physically has to be running, especially for track. I was never really a track star or anything, and running was not something I had ever liked. In fact I hated running; it made me feel absolutely terrible. However, I did want to be more fit, and so my friend convinced me to join track. You know the saying “I’m feeling green”, which means you are feeling sick? Yeah, I actually turned green. 400 meter “sprints” (more like journeys) and Mitchells did me in. My head pounded, and my body felt like it wanted to eject my organs. My eyes were bugging out of their sockets- you know what, you get the picture. I threw up twice during the season, which I never did once before in any other sport.
The hardest thing I have done emotionally would have to be letting someone go. It was for the best, and we both knew we couldn’t make it work, so we were forced to go our separate ways. Breaking up is especially hard when you both still like each other, cause hope doesn’t die quickly.
Depending on the degree of hurt, I would choose physically. Like non-crippling injuries would totally be more acceptable than mental or emotional damage, because damage like that can mess you up for life.
1. My greatest strength would have to be my compassion. I want to be someone that's remembered throughout the halls by everyone at Oakcrest and not in a bad way either. And I didn't just do that by sitting around doing nothing. The past three years, I really have been a recognizable name by everyone. My sophomore year, I got social media and started following everyone and that was the first year I took media. My junior year, I got to be apart of multiple events at the schools for media and student council. And now senior year, I got rewarded by getting to go to WJMC, an excellent media program. I mean just this past week, I had random peers who I don't even know just walk up to me and say hi and give me high fives. Being negative gives you a bad reputation. Being nice to everyone makes you a person everyone can rely on.
ReplyDelete2. My biggest weakness would be my shyness. I've been shy as long as I can remember. It may know be as recognizable now and this answer may look a lot like a bs answer, but I'm actually a pretty insecure person. I signed up for Mr. Oakcrest after Mr. Thomas coaxed me into doing so, but I wasn't ready to do it because of my stage fright.
3. The hardest I've physically done before is go all day playing tennis. Like from 9 in the morning to 5 at night. Why? Because the grind is real and it was probably grind season when I did it.
4. The hardest thing I've mentally ever done is talk to my dad about why he couldn't come to my 8th grade graduation. That was hard for me because he's divorced with my mom and there are just so many things he did wrong to her, and I still love him. Mainly because he's my dad, but because I live a double life now when I go to see my brother and hang out with my dad's side of the family. I sent him this essay of a text message talking about how I feel because I didn't know how to approach such a situation. But that one got to me a lot because 8th grade graduation was a big deal for my graduating class.
5. The hardest thing emotionally I've ever done is tell a girl I like her. I'm a Taurus, so that kind of stuff gets to me. And I have this sort of fear of rejection. I believe love is essential for some like me, so when I like a girl, I like a girl.
6. If I had to choose, I'd be physically hurt. Because physical pain is temporary, but emotional and mental pain lasts forever. And there are so many people that go through that. Simply put.
My greatest strength is writing. I have always loved English or languages in general. Back in the earlier standardized testing days (NJ ASK, MSA, or SOLs), I would always score “Advanced Proficient” in English compared to math with just “Proficient”. This has been the case up to today where I always score higher on the English/writing portions of the SAT for example. I do not value writing just because of the entire academic standard. I love writing because I can express myself in a way where I usually won’t get the chance to (ex. These blogs!!!) unless someone cares enough to talk to me about something.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest weakness is my shyness. I have gotten a lot better, but it is still a process. In some situations, I try not to appear nervous, but people realize I am. I still get the questions “Why are you so quiet?” or “Why don’t you talk?”, and it’s annoying. I really do try! This has happened so much that I have considered myself quiet. I can’t properly explain why, but I’ll just say it’s because I feel different or something of the sort. I find that the ones who are the loudest/have the easiest time speaking out in classes explain things better than I, and it sucks. This leads to my other two biggest weaknesses: Overthinking and Indecisiveness. When I overthink, I get super stressed out and anxious where I then find myself in a position of indecisiveness. After thinking and thinking, I make a decision, but feeling that it isn’t good enough or right, I change it. Then, I change it back for validation that it is good, which I actually do with writing or Instagram posts for instance. The problem is that in all these instances, I wonder what people will think of the outcome. I often think about what I will say to a person before I speak, and the possible outcomes of that...yeah, it’s pretty complicated for me. It sucks, but I’m getting there.
The hardest thing I have physically done was sleep for only five hours in an entire week because I had to move houses during school. I had to lift heavy furniture, go to tennis practices and matches, do all of my homework, unpack, and do chores. Yes, all this actually happened. I had a major headache, was super sore, and was exhausted, but hey, I did it!
The hardest thing I have mentally done was mentally switching myself from negative to positive thoughts about myself after failure. I had to mentally tell myself that I am good enough, I will work harder, and I am on the right track, and I can do it. The challenge about that was accepting it and believing it, so I did it constantly.
The hardest thing I have emotionally done was dealing with depression and anxiety. It was so hard feeling depressed because of what happened to me. Since I struggled with shyness, anxiety became a daily problem but became even worse in other stressful situations. I hate to look back to it, but one of the worst cases of anxiety I’ve ever had was last year when I had an anxiety attack during my declamation in AP Lang. It was so embarrassing. I remember freezing, a choking sensation, my heart pounding, tearing up while everybody was watching, and sitting back down trying to calm myself. I wanted to run out of the room that day, but I didn’t want to draw attention to myself like that. It has improved so much since but can still be difficult at times.
I would rather be hurt physically. I have a pretty high pain tolerance, so that helps recovery. The difference between physical pain and mental or emotional pain is that physical pain will heal compared to emotional or mental damage. For example, I once burned myself (on my arm) with hot oil when it popped while I was frying chicken in a pan. It hurt, but after treatment, all I have left is a small mark. Emotional pain, however, is a pain difficult to get rid of and is still taunting.
My greatest strength would have to be my reliability. Whenever my friends or family need me I’m always there to help. I always try to be there for my friends and family no matter what time of day it is. My greatest weakness on the other hand is the fact that I try to make everyone happy. When you try to hard to make everyone happy you forget to make yourself happy. I’m always to worried about what other people feel that I forget to worry about how I feel. The hardest thing I did physically had to be working at Clancy’s by the sea. That job was so demanding. I was on a 7 hour work schedule everyday after school with out any break whatsoever. I was the only one who worked in the reasturant on the busiest nights of the weeks. The hardest thing I had to do mentally is worry about school. I’m always stressing about school. I’m always scared that I won’t graduate or pass even though my grades are decent. I’m always thinking that my grades aren’t good enough to get me into college. The hardest thing I had to do emotionally is get over the loss of my dad. I haven’t still gotten over that. Losing my dad has been the hardest thing in my life and it feels like there is an emptiness inside me. I probably will never get over it. I would rather be hurt physically. Physical pain can be dealt with. You can always recover from a physical injury. If you are hurt emotionally or mentally it will take longer to heal. You may never recover from a mental or emotional injury. With a physical pain you can take medicine or go to a doctors to help you.
ReplyDeleteMy greatest strength is my work ethic. Don’t get me wrong, I have reached a point in the year where I have absolutely no energy to do any form of school work, but that doesn’t hold me back from not only getting it done, but getting it done efficiently. I wouldn’t say that I obsess over school or anything like that, but I know when I need to work hard and I stick with it. Out of my entire life spent in school, I have never turned in an assignment late. Well, except for now, because this response is pretty late. My hard work pays off and only makes me want to work even harder.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest weakness is the fact that I stress over every little thing. I am a worry wart. I admit to stressing over things I cannot control, which only makes me stress more. I stress eat, I break out from stressing, and I stress so much that even my stress starts to stress. I am working on bettering this characteristic of myself, but until then I am just one big ball of stress. One thing I stress about the most is tests. I stress in the days leading up to the test, I stress while taking the test, I stress after the test in anticipation for my grade, and I stress once I know what my grade is.
The hardest thing I have physically done is run ¨3 signs¨ for soccer practice. This run requires us to reach each of the three Oakcrest signs on the property, which is equivalent to about 3 miles. This may not seem hard to many, but I struggle with it because of my asthma. No matter how in shape I am, while Iḿ running my lungs breathe as though Iḿ out of shape.
The hardest thing I have mentally done is cut off toxic people in my life. Even though I wanted to do it because I knew it was what I needed, it was still hard to remind myself that they will not have any part of my life anymore. Iḿ better now, which is what makes me sure that I made the right move in walking away from people that don´t deserve to be in my life.
The hardest thing I have emotionally done is deal with a tough breakup. I know, it sounds so cliche, but those kinda things stick with ya. Again, I´m better now, but at that point in time I was having a rough time not because of the breakup itself, but because of what it made me feel like about myself after the fact; worthless, not important, used, etc. It was also emotionally difficult coping with the sudden absence of a person who had such a huge impact on your life.
I would rather be hurt physically rather than emotionally or mentally because you can heal from physical wounds. Although you can move past emotional or mental pain, it will always be in your memory and there will always be something that triggers a reaction, no matter how much time passes. If I lose someone, I will always miss them. If I develop trust issues, I will always have doubt in trusting people. However if I break my leg, I will be able to run again.
My biggest strength is minding my own business when it comes to other people’s drama. I don’t have many friends so this is already an easy thing to do because I hate drama. Over the past 2 years my life has been nothing but drama and recently I have found out that when I mind my own business, I don’t get involved with everyone's problems. I am really good at just keeping my head down and not caring about how other people are living their lives.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest weakness is that I forgive people way too easily when they don’t deserve it. I am all about second chances but for some reason I give people 100 chances. I know this to be a fact because I constantly let toxic people back into my life without much hesitation. It has caused me to develop trust issues with new people I meet but I for some reason just don’t stop forgiving.
Physically hardest thing I’ve ever done was join the swim team. It is such an intense workout everyday for 6 days a week. I am always sore, tired, and unable to stay up past 9pm every night. Swim has made me throw up and pass out but I honestly love it. The pay off when you win a race feels amazing.
Mentally the hardest thing I’ve ever done was take AP Lang. AP Lang was one of the most challenging classes I’ve ever taken and it really challenged me mentally. It is the only class that I would stay up till 3am trying to finish a homework assignment because I wanted it to be perfect. Even though it really took a toll on me I appreciated the challenge.
Emotionally the hardest thing I’ve ever done was say goodbye to my Grandpa when he passed away my freshman year. I was super close with my Bop because he was always nice to me and he would take time to talk to me when I was upset. He was the one who would never yell because if I cried, so would he. Both of my grandparents grew up in Nazi Germany which made my grandma really strict but for some reason my grandpa was never like that. He always had a smile on his face which made me feel comfortable in any situation. When I lost him I knew it was going to be the hardest thing I’ve ever needed to do because when I got to his funeral it took me 20 minutes to enter the room.
I would rather be hurt physically than mentally or emotionally. When you're physically hurt it is easier to heal yourself because you can physically see the problem and fix it. Being hurt emotionally or mentally is much harder to heal because no one can see you, only you can feel it. I don’t like struggling with problems in my head because it makes me feel more alone.
1. My greatest strength is definitely my creativity. I can look at anything and describe it in such an artistic way that it makes me unique. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been an artist. I’ll find anything to do in my own way and I’ll make sure it’s different from anyone else. That’s why it’s my greatest strength.
ReplyDelete2. My greatest weakness is my public speaking. Speaking for myself, I’m very self-conscious. I can’t go five minutes without looking around the room to see if anyone is looking at me and/or judging me. This feeling intensifies immensely whenever I have to get up in front of people who are 1. constantly looking at me and 2. constantly judging me. I remember last year for biomed, we had a symposium and had to present our own projects in front of doctors, freshman, and sophomores. I’ll explain more of this for number 4.
3. The hardest thing I’ve ever done physically was first practice for the 2017 lacrosse season. Usually, our practices consist of casual conditioning, stick time where we practice our passing, ground balls, and shooting, then we go throughout the rest of practice going through plays or offense vs defense drills. However, this practice we were informed to not bring our sticks or equipment and just our cleats. The whole two and a half hours consisted of extreme conditioning to the point of where I threw up for the first time ever caused by working out. We did so many sprints, long distance runs, hills, races, pushups, situps, etc. that it made my legs feel like they were melting due to the lactic acid build up.
4. I could talk about all my mental problems that I’ve had to overcome but the worst that’s ever happened is way too personal to just put out there so I’ll speak about this instead. The hardest thing I’ve ever done mentally was present the symposium for biomed junior year to approximately 250 people in the auditorium. My public speaking fear completely grew over and took control of me. My legs repeatedly buckled, sweat streamed down my forehead, and my voice trembled with every word that exited my mouth. I was in no way shape or form to do the symposium and my classmates who presented with me knew how I felt. After we finished, I had to leave the auditorium and cool down in the bathroom. I felt so messed up mentally after that it scared me out of ever wanting to present in front of people ever again.
5. The hardest thing I’ve ever done emotionally is take my dog to the vet. I remember coming home from school and opening the door to be greeted by a chihuahua and Pomeranian mix but instead, he was just laying on the couch with squinted eyes, drool around his snout, and a slow tag wag. I figured he was just getting up from a nap and so I went into the kitchen to fill his food bowl which he usually follows me but this time he hadn’t. I shook the bowl and I heard a huge thump followed by a whimper caused by my dog. I went into the living room to find my dog on his back and chewing his soon to be diagnosed broken foot. I called my dad to rush home and mentioned to him that Pookie was in big trouble. He came home and inspected him and told me that he thinks my dog had a seizure. We were on the car ride there with my dog on my lap and my dad held my shoulder and informed me that he wouldn’t be surprised if we had to put him down. That’s when the tears fell down my face and I balled my eyes out. He had to stay overnight but came home the following day with a handkerchief and a super fast wagging tail. He’s perfect now but that scared me so emotionally.
6. From the choice of physically, mentally, or emotionally, I would chose to face pain physically. I’ve done many things to my body from soccer to football to hockey to lacrosse that pain doesn’t even bother me anymore. If I’m in pain, I just know it’s going to go away whether it takes 4 months like my ankle or 2 days like a cut on my finger and keep telling myself to get over it. I feel as if I couldn’t deal with any more emotional or mental pain and that’s mainly why I chose physical pain to face.
1. My greatest strength would have to be the ability to turn a bad situation into a good one. I have faced a lot of difficult times in life for example when I hurt my back in baseball but instead of being down about it I took it as an opportunity to cheer on my teammates.
ReplyDelete2. My biggest weakness would be that I take stupid things way to seriously. If i get into an argument sometimes I over react when I know that the right thing to do is to just back off and talk a situation out. This brings me unwanted stress and that isn't fun to deal with.
3. The hardest thing I have ever done physically was overcome my back injury. I had to go to physical therapy and take a 3 month rest from all physical activity which sucked. I was able to overcome this injury after missing most of my sophomore season and I came back and had a great junior season.
4. The hardest thing I have ever done mentally was opening up and talking about my life in front of a class. Just reveling things about my personal life to a lot of people was very nerve racking. I was able to accomplished this and it helped me open up my life and to others immensely.
5. The hardest thing I have ever done emotionally was deal with my grandfathers death. Even though i was only 5, my grandfather played a big role in my life growing up because he always babysat me. When he died I felt immense grief and it was extremely sad to not have him around anymore.
6. I would rather be hurt physically because you can bounce back from certain physical injuries. When you get hurt mentally or emotionally it sticks with you and it hits you way harder. Things like that stay in your mind and can haunt you whenever you think about how you got hurt.
My biggest strength is being tall. I love being tall. Most people have to look up to me. I like being able to reach up to the top cabinet knowing my mom cant. I also use my height towards sports so it makes it extra fun.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest weakness is my impatience. I believe my impatience has caused me a lot of opportunities in my life. I lost money, precious items, etc. I even lost a relationship due to being impatient.
The hardest physical thing i did was lifting my grandmothers refrigerator out of her life. The heaviest thing i have ever tried lifting.
The hardest mental thing i did was taking the NJASK, back in 8th grade. I dont know why but that specific year I tried my hardest on that test.
The hardest emotional thing i have ever done was burying my first dog. It was probably the most painful thing that i have been through so far. Its sad to know that i wont be able to see her anymore but I just have to move on with it. I would rather be hurt emotionally because I can easily recover from emotional problems that have been presented to me.
My greatest strength is forgiving people. I get angry and say I’m done with people but it doesn’t take a lot for them to be let back into my life. I think this is a strength because even people who truly love you will make mistakes. Not all of these mistakes are done intentionally or as serious as they seem. On the other hand forgiving is also my biggest weakness. I forgive people who don’t deserve my forgiveness. When people tell me they are sorry I almost always think it’s sincere because I’m a sincere person.
ReplyDeleteThe hardest thing I have ever done was keep playing 5 minutes after i tore a ligament in my knee. My knee locked and wouldn’t bend.
The hardest thing I have ever done emotionally was cut someone off that i love.
The hardest thing i have even done mentally was stay calm and play in front of the head coach of temple and Rutgers.
I would rather be hurt physically because those things heal. I’m not sure if it’s possible to fully heal from being hurt emotionally. It sticks with you forever, I guess it just hurts less as time passes.