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What Got me Through the Pandemic!

Title (Dublin Core)

What Got me Through the Pandemic!

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Description (Dublin Core)

The pandemic was a really tough time for me. Apart from not being able to see my friends and visit family, I was unable to work, I was taking care of my sick grandmother and I wholeheartedly took on the responsibility of maintaining a household. I neglected my mental health and ignored my physical well being and overtime the effects of stress were visible on my face. Eventually I started to neglect my responsibilities and would remain in my room for days at a time, not eating, not showering and not speaking. It was evident that I was experiencing some depressive symptoms. To combat this I had to change my habits and began writing these little manifestations and used them as mantras everyday just to get out of bed. I wrote them on a long white sheet and hung it on my closet door because it was often the first thing I saw when I woke up. They really helped me start my days with a positive mindset. Even though this was created during the mandatory quarantine for COVID-19 over the course of 2020, I find that they are still helpful when I am feeling stressed and need a mood boost.



NB: this was not created all in one day. The first line was made in July when I was having a really hard day and decided to cut off all my hair. The others were added gradually over the rest of the pandemic with the latest edition being “SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY” in November 2022 because I started working again but had to be out of bed at 5am every morning. This is the name of a song by Amarae ft Moliy which I played every day taking the train on my way to work as motivation for being on time. In the picture you will see that there's space for lots of additions and I plan to add more in the future.
I am an Undergrad Junior International Student majoring in Psychology and residing in East Flatbush.

Date (Dublin Core)

July 29, 2020

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HNSC2100
M.Horlyck-Romanovsky
Spring2022

Partner (Dublin Core)

Brooklyn College

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Art & Design
English Health & Wellness
English Labor
English Conflict
English Emotion

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

motivation
positivity
east flatbush
college student
psychology major
2020 to 2022

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

motivation
positivity
east flatbush
college student
psychology major
2020 to 2022

Collection (Dublin Core)

Mental Health

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/02/2022

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/07/2022
03/14/2022
3/25/2022
03/27/2022
05/04/2022
10/21/2023

Date Created (Dublin Core)

07/29/2020

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This item was submitted on March 2, 2022 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story With Us” on the site “Brooklyn College New York”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/brooklyncollege

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