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Birth
New role: Daughter
Social institute: Hospital -
Started school
New role: Student
Role: Friend
Social institution: School -
Moved to Cambridge (and school)
New role: New person -
Death of parent
Life event
New status:Homemaker:cook dinner,tidy up & enforce rules
Role conflict:Student,friend,& homemaker whilst finding me time
Role strain:Immediately going back to school & dealing with exam/summative stress whilst dealing with loss
This event made me more family-oriented than before; it never dawned on me how family impacts you in your everyday life & what you feel.Also made me appreciate everything more than before; I didn't grasp how easily things can be ripped away/altered-good or bad. -
Accept help
Social institution:Support center
Cohort:Group counselling with other people in my age group who experienced a similar event
This event help me see I wasn't the only one going through loss.It help me better understand myself & accept things happen;that's just part of life.
Doing this group motivated/influenced me to take control/action of my life & accept there will be loss/failure throughout life & how to cope/respond to that in order to keep moving forward past it. -
Start weightlifting
New role:Gym-goer
Role strain:Have time for this role whilst being a student & homemaker
Soc.Institution:Recreational center
Norms:Go against female norms(females don’t/shouldn’t lift)
This event gave me physical control/progress I could see with my eyes.It built strength,mentally & got me out of my comfort zone.
This has given me something to focus on outside of home & school that is just for me & benefits me.
This event has influenced me help others by pursuing a career in this field. -
Began driving
New role:New driver
Cohort:Learning to drive with people my age
Institution:Drivers school-Gov
After facing my fear of the gym, it influenced me to keep getting out of my comfort zone.Doing this was a big fear but I did it & doing this event has help built confidence in myself & my abilities. Doing this has motivated me to keep accomplishing my fears & keep moving forward to bigger,better things. -
Future: Start college
New role:College student
Cohort:Be in a program with like-minded people around my age with similar interests as me
Role conflict:Being a student,homemaker & etc might still collide together but hopefully not as much
This future event will prepare me for my career as a personal trainer;being surrounded by like-minded people through this will hopefully create some good friendships/connections.This event will influence me to keep pursuing new things & furthering my career into new adventures.
