1. Think of a personal experience one that is emotionally draining.

Describe how such experience brought you to losing your rational self? In my 20 years of existence, one of the personal experiences that lead to almost losing my rationality was when my grandparents died. The experience was truly devastating, the hurt I felt was inexplicable. It was like part of me was lost forever. I felt helpless and the only thing I could do was to weep. After the burial, though things were like it used to be but that feeling of something lacking sometimes sets in which makes you at times insane or distorts your way of thinking or often separates you from reality. The anxiety builds and one moment you realize you become irrational or you do things against your will. 2. Demonstrate how it almost shattered your rationality. That experience happened actually during my high school years, specifically during my junior year. My Lolo Venan parted first, and then Lola Emeniana then recently last January was my Lolo Camilo. The time when Lolo Venan passed away I had no empirical idea of how someones death would affect me. That was why it was more difficult and the effect to me was quite extensive or rather to a much higher degree. The first time a person so dear to you becomes lost forever, its like youll never get over it you reminisce the moments you were with him which pre-occupies you and detaches you from reality and more importantly you become disoriented. 3. How did you handle yourself that time? Did you react in the same way that emotionally competent people would react? Honestly, I dont think I would have ever gotten over that event. If it wasnt for my family, friends and relatives, it wouldve been hard for me to move on. This was because a month after my Lolo Venans death my Lola Emeniana also passed away. In my own point of view an emotionally competent person would have reacted the way I reacted when someone dear to you would die, but eventually he/she will be able to move on and get ahead with life in the shortest possible time. This is why I am thankful to everyone that provided me support and for my family especially since we supported each other quite well that we were able to move on after that. Today, I perceive death as a transition, a stage where you cross the finish line on earth and get your reward to be with God. 4. In this point in life, have you seen yourself into true personal competence that is totally aware of yourself? Yes and No. Yes, because I know who I am I have established an image of my self. I am aware of my own personal strengths and some of my weaknesses. No, because if I consider my self emotionally or personally competent in dealing with my emotions what will I then develop? Life is a process, every day we experience situations that provide an avenue for the development of our traits and characters and our competence in dealing with emotionally pressing situations. For now, I can only say that I am emotionally stable and I am able to handle my self fairly.