Within the article , â How coronavirus stress may scramble our brainsâ based mostly on how the virus took a toll on individuals and their stress tolerance.  I choose this article because Itâs based on realistic events that currently taking place within the world. I also choose it because I myself was very stressed out during the pandemic and wanted to hear some facts and information from experts.  Within this article Iâve learned that our brains are not used to this new amount of stress that is placed on it due to covid. Iâve also learned that the effects of stress can interfere with prefrontal connections to other brain areas.  Within the article the author used real personal experiences from actually humans that participated in this stress evaluation experiment. It is said that actual humans were zapped to induced stress on the participants to see how they would react towards it. It is stated that the participants actually worked better due to the zapps. They were able to move more efficiently and faster ( not sure if it due to them being afraid theyâll be shocked again). It is said that we function the best when we arenât under stress. When weâre not under stress we behave in a more strategic and efficient way.  I actually enjoyed this article because it spoke on different ways that people can manage stress. I think people are being faced with stress now more than ever and now as we try our best to re join society we have to try our best to take control of  our mind and other stress related issues. I also think itâs important like the article said to âembrace the stressâ try your best to distract yourself from the stress such as to workout, get enough sleep and to eat right. I think during this time you have to try your best to control the stress and not let the stress control you or you might just go crazy.
Author: Teandra (Page 5 of 6)
I remember this day better than any other day. My friends and I went out for a swim at our local pool. It was the middle of summer and the heat from sun felt so intense we thought our brains were going to melt. During days like these I hated going out, but whenever I didnât want to go my two best friends Adia and Cassidy would always say, âstop being so salty and letâs go.â Salty seemed to be our go to word throughout every encounter. We said it about ten times a day. Sometimes to each other and other times we would relate it to someone else based on their attitude. My first time using the word âsaltyâ was at our local pool. My friends and I were swimming and joking around in the pool when I accidently splashed a bit of water into Adiaâs eyes as I was trying to perform a backflip. This made her highly upset as she continued to state, âI canât see ⌠I canât see!â we were all young at the time, so I didnât take her seriously. My only response was, âStop being such a salty baby.â There were some kids that surrounded us in the pool and began to laugh at my smart remark, and from that day on the word âSaltyâ stuck to my friends and I like glue. There was another incident where the three of us went out to the park. We were taking turns pushing each other on swings. It was Cassidyâs turn and I agreed to push her. As I was pushing the swing she kept stating, âHigher ⌠Push me higher!â and I did just that. Guess I may have pushed her a bit too high because on her way down the swing did a sort of backflip, and she flew. Of course, when she got back up, she was upset. Yelling and screaming at me. Stating, âWhy would you do that, are you crazy?â I, being in complete confusion turned to her and said, âwerenât you the one that said to push you higher, it wasnât my fault that you flew Salty.â Adia burst out laughing saying, âStop being so salty Cass and letâs go play on the slides.â Throughout the rest of the summer, my two friends and I continued using the word salty. Other kids throughout our neighborhood wanted in on our word as well, but we would never let them in on it. Whenever a kid name Jake from around the block came around us, he would always try to use the word salty with us. I would always say, âYou better stop saying it before I break your nose.â His response would always be, âYou guys are so unfair ⌠why canât I use it?â and each time my answer was always the same, âFor simply if you werenât apart of our clique you werenât allowed to say it.â
Although we may use it, we didnât come up with the word salty. The word salty goes back as far as the mid 1800âs. During that time, it was used to mean racy or piquant. It frequently began to be used in the late 1930âs. Itâs even in the U.S. dictionary. The word salty is mostly used if you sense someone is angry or irritated, and although my friends and I did not come up with the word, we use it so much you wouldâve thought that we did. Throughout our Highschool experience my friends and I became obsessed with the word salty. I remember the other kids would try to tease us or mimic our usage of the word especially because we never used It outside of our group. Although they would laugh and tease, we often didnât really care. Our word wasnât for other people to like or for others to become fond of. It was a way for us to communicate through our own secret language. It was a way for us to speak indirectly to others but understand exactly what was being said to each other. It was an escape from the modern everyday English language. It was a word that was meant for us and only us.
As you can see the word salty have great meaning and value towards my friends and I. It stuck with us from teens all the way up to adult hood. It stuck with us from high school all the way up to college. and now even as adults the word salty still seems to never get old. As adults my friends and I happen to use the word salty now more than ever. As you mature in age you will come to realize that not every adult is so mature. There was an incident when my friends and I went out for drinks in Manhattan. It was a bar that just recently opened but had quite a crowd. The bar was busy and loud. People were drinking, dancing and being a bit aggressive. My friends were already seated at a table and I went over to get us a few drinks. On my way over to the bar I accidentally bumped into another women. I Immediately apologized, but I can tell she was already drunk because the first words to come out of her mouth was, âwatch where youâre going jerk!â knowing she was in the wrong I quickly said, âyou better watch your mouth before I show you whoâs a jerk salty!â My friends saw the confrontation and quickly came over before it escalated. We decided to head out to another bar to avoid any further issues, but on my way out I screamed out, âforget you salty hoes!â my friends burst out laughing as we headed up West 4th Street. I think my friends and I have grown to let others in on our secret word. It seems like throughout our years of adulting weâve meet even more great friends that understood out usage of salty, and how to properly direct it into a sentence. The word salty holds great importance in my life. Not only because I grew up using it almost every day but because Itâs almost like an addition towards my childhood friends. Although my friends and I didnât come up with the word we still use it as if we created it ourselves. and through the years as we continue on as adults, and until weâre old and grey, weâll continue to use the word salty for our secret language will always be here to stay.
I remember this day better than any other day. My friends and I went out for a swim at our local pool. It was the middle of summer and the heat from sun felt so intense we thought our brains were going to melt. During days like these I hated going out, but whenever I didnât want to go my two best friends Adia and Cassidy would always say, âstop being so salty and letâs go.â Salty seemed to be our go to word throughout every encounter. We said it about ten times a day. Sometimes to each other and other times we would relate it to someone else based on their attitude. My first time using the word âsaltyâ was at our local pool. My friends and I were swimming and joking around in the pool when I accidently splashed a bit of water into Adiaâs eyes as I was trying to perform a backflip. This made her highly upset as she continued to state, âI canât see ⌠I canât see!â we were all young at the time, so I didnât take her seriously. My only response was, âStop being such a salty baby.â There were some kids that surrounded us in the pool and began to laugh at my smart remark, and from that day on the word âSaltyâ stuck to my friends and I like glue. Luckily Adia eyes were ok. She was just being her over dramatic self as always, but that word just wouldnât get out of my head. Throughout the rest of the summer, my two friends and I continued to use it. My mother would hear us saying it and would often ask, âwhere do you girls come up with these kinds of things.â But we would just burst out laughing knowing that she wouldnât understand it even if she tried. Other kids through out our neighborhood wanted in on our word as well, but we would never let them in on our usage of the word or our personal definition of it. For simply if you werenât apart of our clique you werenât allowed to say it.
Surprisingly as adults my friends and I, use the word âSaltyâ probably now more than ever. It some what has a sense of importance to our relationship. Its like our own safe word whenever weâre in certain situations. Whenever we use the word salty around strangers, or people that are outside of our circle their facial expressions always fill with confusion. Usually when people hear the word salty, they think of salty food, or too much seasoning, but to us we knew that they were using the word very indirectly. Maybe thatâs the main reason why the word salty means so much to us. We placed our own definition to it. We gave it purpose and meaning especially within our friendship. Throughout our Highschool experience my friends and I became obsessed with the word salty. I remember the other kids would try to tease us or mimic our usage of the word especially because we never used It outside of our group. Although they would laugh and tease, we often didnât really care. Our word wasnât for other people to like or for others to become fond of it. It was a way for us to communicate through our own secret language. It was a way for us to speak indirectly to others but understand exactly what was being said to each other. It was an escape from the modern everyday English language with our very own twist to it. It was a word that was meant for us and only us.
As you can see the word salty have great meaning and value towards my friends and I. It stuck with us from teens all the way up to adult hood. It stuck with us from high school all the way up to college. and now even as adults the word salty still seems to never get old. I think my friends and I have grown to let others in on our secret word. It seems like throughout our years of adulting weâve meet even more great friends that understood out usage of salty, and how to properly direct it into a sentence. We still often laugh when strangers donât have a clue on what weâre referring to when we use the word, but I guess thatâs what makes it so special. The word salty hold great importance in my life. Not only because I grew up using it almost every day but because Itâs almost like an addition towards my childhood friends. It some what made my friends and I childhood bound greater and stronger just because we had our own special word. and through the years as I continue on as an adult, and until Iâm old and grey, I will forever continue to use the word salty for our secret language will always be here to stay.
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