This week has had some failures due to stress unfortunately. I have also had some growth learning from the stressors that have affected me too. There have been times this week where they have been incredibly overwhelming and I didn’t have the coping skills to react to them. I would say most of the time I’m always in a state of episodic acute stress; where I’m always thinking negatively about events that are occurring in my life. Sometimes I don’t even realize I’m thinking that way or reacting unhealthy.
Since this is my first time in over a year returning to school, I feel overwhelmed to push myself to the limits to do well. My appraisal of this situation seems to be in a negative way, where my self-efficacy is affected. Acclimating back into school has been a change that has been strenuous to deal with. When reading chapter 3 though, I’m trying to practice cognitive restructuring of the changes that are happening this semester. I’ve been listing some positive ways this is actually a healthy stressor for myself. I think I needed a challenge after all this time, and that this is a goal that will end with finally completing college.
When I say this week has had it’s failures, I did cheat a couple times throughout the week with my Keto diet. According to an article from WebMD, when cortisol rises so does a person’s hunger (WebMD, n.d).
Even though I did veer from my diet a little, I did try to incorporate some new healthy ways to eat, such as bread for a sandwich.
I could consider this one triumph of the week, by creating something that can suffice for what I can’t have on this diet. I also did some yoga at least 45 min this week to just try some more mindfulness to decompress. Lets look forward to next week!
References
Donatelle, R. J. (2019). My health. New York?: Pearson Education.
How Does Stress Affect Binge Eating? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/binge-eating-disorder/stress-binge-eating-disorder#1
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