Question

Describe a time when you were faced with a stressful situation, whether academic, professional or personal, and explain how you coped with that situation and what you learned from the experience. (No more than 500 words)

Could you help me write this? Please maybe use a situation from your life. I cannot think of one. Thank you.

Answer 1

• Stressful situations are faced everyday on different levels.The one that strikes me is my personal stress due to an altercation that was faced in my family. That alteraction was extremely disturbing and stressful,for all of my family members including myself.
• I kept thinking about it for days,feeling helpless and distressed,couldnt comprehend that how and why it happend.
• I definitely used a combination of emotion and problem focused coping styles.I tried to concentrate on my work more leaving less time to sit alone and think about the situation all over again,I kept myself busy doing work,joining yoga classes,creating ways for myself so that I could focus on positive things in life and leaving things in the past.
• Though I did try to talk it out and find a solution to the problem by making an effort to bring everyone together and have a discussion to resolve the issue but eventually I understood that this altercation is huge and wont just get alright at once,no matter what I did. So,I focused my energies on my life and not being preoccupied with is issue and make my life a living hell.
• I focused on my work and my other positive and good relationships to immerse myself into optimism and hope that life goes on and sometimes you cannot do anything.
• I just accepted the fact that stressful situations are a part of your life and you need to make a choice whether you want it to overpower your life or just take it as a part,and use some sense of humor and positive thinking and move on.I chose the latter to cope with it.
• I chose to live my life normally and focus on thing important to me and strengthen myself everyday.I learned to let go and not be preoccupied with something I couldnt change and just live and let live.