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3. My mandala has a lot of patterns and movement that make me think of happiness and joy, and even Mickey ears. I like dancing and the squiggly lines remind me of that and I'm always happy when I'm dancing. I like patterns that remind me of certain aspects of design because I love art and designing things and that keeps me at my happiest and I feel are positive qualities of me. I want to take care of myself in many different ways and focus on how to create the best possible me. I want to take more time for myself to make sure I'm doing okay.

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1. I felt overwhelmed one week when I was very busy and had a speech due among a lot of other homework. I experienced a lot of anxiety and stress. I couldn't deal with the emotions I was feeling and didn't want to face anyone. I had a huge fear of speaking in front of people, especially when I couldn't speak conversationally and had struggles with speaking clearly and comfortably. To change my emotions I just tried not to think about it and used positive self talk to calm myself down.

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     One strategy I would like to use in the future is to journal. I kept a journal for my entirety of high school, and eighth grade as well. It helped a lot with dealing with all my crazy emotions. I would write about it and it seemed like I'd get it outside of my head.
     Another strategy I'd like to use is listen to uplifting music. I enjoy a lot of worship music and that calms me down so utilizing this strategy can be a positive thing for me.

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1. I felt sadness and depression once I left my job. For weeks I'd be sad all the time, not wanting to accept anyone's efforts to help me. Loneliness covered me like a blanket. I felt like my friends didn't exist anymore and that I had no relationships with anyone around me.

2. I felt happiness and joy during my birthday when we went to Disney. We gleefully went from country to country in the World Showcase at Epcot. We tasted delicious, savory foods and smiled as we saw different characters.

3. I didn't enjoy writing about my past sadness and depression because it's very recent. I enjoyed and felt happy revisiting the joyful emotions during my birthday.