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Tom Hanson
PSY-1010
Aug. 1, 2018
Reflection
finished my associates degree of nursing, I left my previous job with the University of
Utah Health and took a new position with Primary Children’s. I was scared as well as
hopeful and excited for the first month. In the second month, my emotions took a 360
problems arose with my training. Soon after, when I was asked to resign because they
didn’t think I would be able to succeed on the unit at the time, I experienced even more
nerves and apprehension for the future. I have learned a lot about anxiety this semester
and it helped me understand what I was experiencing as I went through these trials, but
obsessive-compulsive, phobic, and even paranoid anxiety, to name a few. I would not
say that I have phobic or paranoid anxiety, but I have been diagnosed with Generalized
Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and would say that I also have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(OCD) tendencies. While, I knew that I had anxiety, I often found it difficult to recognize
early on during situations. I generally did not see my anxiety until I was in a full panic
attack, but throughout this course I have learned to recognize some of my triggers and
symptoms. It is perfectly normal to have stress and anxiety in life, but for those of us
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that it is a diagnosis, we have to be very aware of ourselves to make sure that we are
I have had experiences where I would sweat, my heart would seem to try to
bound out of my chest, my breathing would become restricted, I would lose all sense of
strength, and most of the time I would start gagging. I typically found myself in these
situations after going through something very stressful and emotional. I later learned
that these were panic attacks. Other experiences I have had dealt with my OCD
tendencies. In these instances, I found myself stuck going through to-do lists in my
head, fixated with whether things were organized and straight, I had difficulty changing
schedules at the last minute, and I had struggles moving past the little things in my life.
As for my generalized anxiety, I have symptoms such that I worry about the future
frequently, I have to set and achieve goals regularly, and I consistently worry about
what others think of me. During this summer course, I found myself reflecting back to
and mental well-being. These chapters were a great reminder that, the more I know, the
better I can control and deal with my anxiety in a way that is not maladaptive and
detrimental to my health.