reflect on and answer the following questions in detail:

Describe a long-term stressful situation (6 month minimum) or series of events and how it has affected your mental or emotional health. (This can include both positive and negative emotions.)

What have you done to cope with the emotions and events that have come up during this time?

I have been experiencing a long-term stressful situation for the past year after my parents-essy divorce, which has taken a toll on my emotional and mental health. Initially, I was trying to be strong and act as a mediator between my parents, but as the situation dragged on, it became more and more challenging for her to cope. I have been experiencing a range of emotions, including sadness, anger, and anxiety. The fact that there is not much that I can do to resolve my parents’ issues sometimes frustrates me, but lately I seem to have found a way to cope. However, these emotions have affected my academic performance and social life, causing me to lose interest in my hobbies so that I can instead concentrate on my studies.To cope with the situation, I sought therapy and have been attending regular sessions for the past few months. I have also been talking to close friends who are supportive of my situation. I also try to practice mindfulness and meditation to manage my anxiety and stress levels, and engage in self-care and regularly activities that make me happy, such as painting, reading, and taking long walks. While I still experience moments of sadness and frustration, I have been able to manage my emotions better with the help of therapy, mindfulness practices, and self-care. I understand that the situation is beyond my control and I will therefore take things one day at a time. 

Please reply to two posts:#1:COVID 19 affected me for over two years. It took away my social life and my physical health.Before COVID started I was running cross country for over four years, everyday consistently,  until I had to isolate myself. When I had to isolate myself, I had nobody to run with or to hang out with. This took a big toll on my mental health since I am an extrovert. I went from being able to run with my friends everyday to be able to do none of it. Emotionally I had no way to decompress myself since running was my safe space and being able to do it with my friends gave me a sense of comfort, and with isolation I wasn able to have that resource for me. Mentally I was stressed out since I did not know when my isolation would end and I would be able to let go of my built up stress and emotions. During this time I used my cat to comfort me and be my only friend which helped me relieve some stress I had from what I was dealing with mentally. Being able to talk to my family and spend some time with them and talking about how I`feeling helped to a certain point. But the stress of pent up emotions, energy and not knowing when itàgoing to end over weighed what I was doing to try to cope.#2:A long-term situation that was very stressful for me was the time I was told I might have cancer. During my normal medical check, my doctor noticed my white blood cell count was getting lower compared to the previous checkup and my liver could be failing. I was told this could be caused by a variety of reasons that could range from it being normal genetics or I could have cancer. This was a very stressful situation because while I might not have cared as much it scared my parents a lot. It also came at a time when we found my dad has heart issues, the doctor visitations were almost a daily thing at the time. I had to go to a specialist doctor that required blood work every other month and constant follow ups for a year or so. After the doctor closely continued to watch my blood work and enhanced my diet the answer was leaning more and more towards a normal Genetics cause. The final step was to do a bone marrow autopsy and it was fully decided that I am fine and healthy. In this period I had to be very patient and obedient to my mom and my doctors directions as the severity of the situation was unknown. Another thing I did that helped me cope at the time was spending alone time such as going on long drives or long walks by myself that helped me clear my head and have clear thoughts.