Vaennessa Eng 216 blog

These are my thoughts/feelings, opinions, and experiences in regard to the content group 1 posted about mental health.  Documentary: Anxiety and Me Nadiya explained that she has felt anxiety from a young age after something traumatic happened to her at school. I too understand what that's like because the first time I ever experienced anxiety and panic attack was when I was a child and when something traumatic happened to me. I was at the store with my mom when I was about 4 years old and we got separated. She said something to me, but I was looking at a toy so I didn't listen to what she was saying. I said okay, and when I looked up, she wasn't in the isle. I felt this sudden rush of panic. My heart sunk into my stomach, I felt hot in my face, my heart was racing, I started sweating. An older man walked up to me. He definitely saw me all caught up in the panic and asked if I needed help. I told him I couldn't find my mom and that I need help locating her. He took my ha...

 After watching the three videos posted about curiosity, I resonated with one specific video. I am studying Astrophysics, so hearing Steven Hawkings talk about his desire to learn and discover the secrets of the universe is quite inspiring. I also feel that same pull and desire to learn about our universe. The possibilities are truly endless.  I've learned so much about stars-their life and death, planets- their formation, the big bang, how we can measure the distance to these planets, galaxies, and stars, and so much more! It's truly incredible. learning about the vastness of our universe puts everything into perspective. The chance of us existing is so small, so rare. Our galaxy as a whole, not our solar system or planet, but our galaxy is equivalent to 1 individual particle of sand present on planet Earth. How incredible! We are truly a miracle to exist. Life doesn't come easy at all in the universe. That's not to say life doesn't exist elsewhere in the universe,...