Mental Health Reflection

Spring 2022 is about to end, which is also the end of my junior year. Thinking back to the start of my junior year when everything finally got back to normal and I was able to get back on campus. This whole experience of being far away from school and lost of all the interpersonal interactions made me realize part of my happiness builds upon these daily interactions with people. There were times that I felt drowning in my emotions and had a really bad sleeping schedule because of the time difference between Boston and Taiwan. That was a really hard time for me, and everything finally came to end with the start of Fall 2021.

After this experience, I learned that there will always be times when we feel like we are in a really dark tunnel and there seems to be no end of it. We keep walking and walking but we don’t really know where we are going nor the direction. However, we have to keep in mind that there is always the end of the tunnel and one day we are able to walk out of it on our own or with people’s help. Now, I am very satisfied with my life. Even though there are still times that I feel stressed and confused about many things, I found my way to monitor my emotions to avoid burnout.

College can be stressful at times as we are trying to do everything at once. However, one day when we look back to this time period with everything we have done, that would definitely be a precious memory and period of life. I guess I just want to say to give yourself a break when you are feeling too much and always keep in mind if you are in a tunnel, there is always an end to it. Keep walking and everything will be fine.