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Halloweekend Disaster: What I Have Done Recently to Keep Myself Sane!

Bridget Anne Plouff Student Contributor, North Carolina State University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at NCSU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

These two weeks have been insane for me! There have been depressed, celebratory and neutral days within these weeks. I have had exams, family loses and friends birthday parties so I emotionally have been all over the place. Everybody has strange weeks like these but not everyone knows how to cope. Here is how I have been coping with these situations.

The First Situation: There was a loss in my family and all of last week was really tough on me mentally; in addition to that, I had a statistics exam that I needed to take which prevented me from going home over the weekend. To keep myself from further straying into the dumps of bad mental health, here is how I coped…

I focused all of my negative energy into studying for my statistics exam. My thought process was that if I studied hard enough I would be able to finish my exam quicker and go home to be with my family that same night. I was able to accomplish just that and was able to spend my Thursday night, Friday and Saturday morning with my family. I was able to properly grieve while having my family support system around me in the end.

The Second Situation: After the loss of one of my family members and my statistics exam, I was able to go home but it was the week of Halloweekend. My girlfriend’s birthday was during Halloweekend and she had multiple birthday plans she wanted to celebrate. Previously mentioned, I came back to NC State Saturday morning and had to celebrate her birthday that night and attend a party with her. It was mentally draining but I had fun and do not regret it. Even though it was mentally draining, I found ways to help myself mentally regulate…

After going to my girlfriend’s birthday party and Halloween party, I dedicated the remainder of the night to self-care. I took a nice hot shower and put a face mask on. I relaxed with my girlfriend for the remainder of the night so I could be free from the overstimulation of the night.

The next morning, I dedicated the entire day to cleaning my dorm because I love to clean. I deep cleaned my dorm and was able to relax for the remainder of the day. The night I also dedicated it to more self-care because of how busy my two weeks have been.

These are my crazy situations that occurred these past two weeks and how I was able to cope with them in a healthy way.

Bridget Anne Plouff

NCSU '27

Bridget Anne Plouff is an article writer of Her Campus at North Carolina State University. She is in charge of writing and creating her own unique articles for her university. Bridget is a first year undergraduate student and this is her first year participating in Her Campus.

Before attending North Carolina State University, she went to Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School where she had multiple leadership roles. She was a student class representative in Student Council her sophomore and junior year, until she became the secretary her Senior year. She would have to write articles to the Dean of her high school for any upcoming events before they would be sent out to the student body. She was in charge of planning all events and had the responsibility of running them as well. Additionally, she was a part of the National Art Honor Society. She modeled in a fashion show during Fine Arts Day her junior year and when Bridget became a senior representative in the N.A.H.S. she was in charge of all directions and staging.

Now, she plans on majoring in psychology and possibly double majoring with teaching. After graduating, she plans on becoming a therapist and opening a private practice specializing in teen/college student therapy and tutoring. She lives in Pfafftown, North Carolina and Bridget loves hanging out with friends, listening to music, and trying new ethnic food. Her favorite past times with friends are going to the gym, going hiking, or simply going to each other's dorms. Her favorite artists are J.Cole, Hozier, and Gang of Youths.