Considering Genre

Now that I've decided what to do my project on, and I've been researching it, I've decided which genre to create my project in.

So which one did I pick?

I have decided to do this project as my Quick Reference Guide. I've chosen to use this format for a few reasons. First of which, I am very invested in the topic emotionally, and in order to seem less biased I have to use a writing format. If I were to do a video or a podcast, the audience would be able to judge by my voice or my face how I feel about the subject. (I'm a good actress, but I'm not that good.) I also decided not to go with the essay because I feel like the many facts involved with presenting this project could easily be laid out in the format of a Quick Reference Guide.

Which conventions are going to be worked on?

Well, since a QRG involves a written set of facts with subheadings, descriptions, and visuals, I will work this week on assembling my information into a cohesive document. It has to flow, quite possibly using questions in between sections, and I need to work on blending all my information into one piece. I'm hoping by using this outline and making sure I sound professional, I will be able to avoid any type of bias leaking out. I just need to be more organized than I naturally am.

How am I Feeling About it?
Honestly? I'm scared out of my freaking mind. I am interested in the topic, but I still feel like I have so much information and verification to find. Which shouldn't be the case at this point. This class is kicking my butt, and I need to be better at being on top of things. On  one hand, I am glad I chose to do the QRG for this project because it's the first one and I want to get the hang of things before I attempt anything huge like the movie or the podcast. I would rather have my feet under me. I just hope I can make sure I get all the information into my project without including any of my personal feelings. Objectivity is the goal..

340357 "Cliff" 10/6/2014 via Pixabay. Public Domain Licensing.

Cluster of Stakeholders

I have created a cluster of possible stakeholders involved in my media story. The link can be found here. I started with the words "Key Stakeholders" in the middle, then moved out from there. It went from the stake holders to connect to whether they were for or against the passing of the budget proposal. I then created pros and cons lists that came from each of those bubbles to illustrate some of the pros and cons of being for or against it.

Evaluation of General Sources

As I've been researching the topic I want to discuss during Project 1, I've found numerous sources of information. I'm going to discuss a couple of these momentarily. I'm just excited by the amount of information I'm finding, and the volume of people interested and talking about this topic. Oh, I haven't even said what topic I'm researching yet!! I want to talk about the recent budget proposal from Speech Pathology Australia made to the Australian Treasury for the 2015-2016 federal budget. They want to require that medicare make rebates available for the treatment of stuttering in children, but only if they are treated through the Lidcombe program.

Source 1: The ASHA Leader Blog article

URL

The URL for this website is .org. This was originally used for non-profit "org"anizations, but nowadays it can be used by anyone who will pay the registration fees. This is still a more reliable source than .com. It is the most likely to be credible information.

Author

The article is stated to have been written by Craig Coleman, and his name on the page is a hyperlink to his articles written on the website, and a statement saying he is a member of the American Speech-Lanuage-Hearing Association (ASHA). It also contains a short biography of the author toward the end. I researched him even further to be sure, and he is a very accredited authority on the subject.

Last Updated

The web page says the article was last updated on March 12, 2015. There are many links throughout the article, including a hyperlink to a source whenever there is a reference made. The links still work. It also has Coleman's email address stated at the bottom so that he can be contacted if there are any issues or concerns with the information.

Purpose

The author is in the state of mind of both informing the audience and persuading them. He states his opinion throughout the entirety of the article. It isn't promoting anything except seeing the budget proposal as a grave limitation on the treatment of stuttering.

Graphics

There is a graphic at the top of the article, though it is a graphic of the word "Medicare". It aims to draw attention to the medicare proposal, which kinda makes sense. I feel as though he should have included pictures of children if he wanted to induce more feelings of sympathy toward the children who stutter, however.

Positon on Subject

Coleman definitely writes in a one-sided manner, even though he (very) briefly wrote about the other side of the issue. No one really profits if people believe Coleman to be true. The only thing that would come from disagreeing with the proposal would be the failure of it to pass. I guess I just contradicted myself, because if that happens then other organizations would still be able to treat children with a stutter rather than simply Lidcombe benefitting solely. Links in the article connect to reputable sources that concur with the things presented in this article. There are also MANY other sources that state roughly the same thing.

Links

The source includes links throughout the entire article, and at the end of the original article, there is a reference page for all of Coleman's references. There is a link to the original budget proposal and other articles containing information about the subject. It's overall very well set up in an order that gives the reader someplace to go.

Source 2: Stammering Centre Latest News

URL

Again, I chose one with a .org URL in order to get more reliable and edited information. I hope most of my information can be gained from websites such as these.

Author

The author in this case is the International Fluency Association. They issued a press statement, and this website has the press statement printed. Considering it comes directly from the association, information about them is quite easy to find.

Last Updated

Since it was a press release, the information can't be updated technically. There are more links on the website that provide further information, but the link I have chosen specifically hasn't been updated since the day of its release. There are many links, however, to places where there is more information provided. The links also include links to blogs and podcasts about the issue.

Purpose

The text is vocally expressing the position of the IFA. It is informing the reader of both the story, and the opinion of the association. It doesn't seem to be promoting anything, however.

Graphics

There are no graphics involved in the press release. There is, however, a link to a podcast, which doesn't really count as 'graphics', but it does provide a change of pace from the monotonous search for written information.

Position on Subject

The piece is quite obviously against the budget proposal. They do it in a relatively nice way, however. Continuously reinforcing their standing on the subject, they still present the pros that would come from the proposal. This is a hallmark of a good writer and reporter.

Links

The page has links to further information regarding the issue. It is extremely welcome to have many links at the bottom leading to further investigating.

scbailey "Four children reading the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss" 11/4/2007 via Wikipedia. Attribution 2.0 Generic Licensing.

 

Reddit and What I Found There

Remember when I researched my major on Twitter? Well, the time has come to do the same thing with Reddit! This time I've been looking at different arguments and controversies that are going on in the world of Speech Pathology, or at least those that people seem to talk about.

Have I noticed a trend?

On Reddit, people seem to want to bounce ideas off of each other, and they actually do respond! There was a lot of swapping therapy ideas and methods. On the topic of arguments and debates, however, I didn't find much. People didn't seem to want to debate as much as support one another. The only debates I was able to find had to do with conditions surrounding people's employment.

What tickled my fancy the most?

I had two discussions I found that I found extremely interesting. The first was regarding a speech pathologist who worked at a preschool. They wanted to know if it was appropriate that the school wanted them to be more responsible for the kids than a simple therapy session. They were expected to spend the whole day with the preschool children, change their diapers, and essentially be a babysitter. The argument was fascinating to me because I actually really enjoy being around preschool age children, and even if someone were taking advantage of me professionally, I wouldn't have the heart to say anything. I definitely respected the speech pathologist who said something.

Another discussion that caught my attention was one regarding how to know when it is appropriate to dismiss someone from speech therapy. Here is the link. I don't know how well anyone but me would think this applies, but I have always had a hard time ending relationships with people in any way, shape, or form. I was intrigued to find out when and how people do that in a more professional setting involving speech pathology. It was interesting to listen to different people's opinions on the topic. I will definitely need to learn how to end therapy with someone because no one needs speech therapy for their entire life.

How do I feel about what I saw?

I'm still very impressed with the speech-language pathology (slp) community. I am not one who asks for advice or help often, and to my surprise, there were an extremely large number of discussions that began with someone asking for advice. I don't know if this is the general format for Reddit in any situation because I've honestly never been on Reddit before today, but I was impressed. I love people and I hope I can get to the point where I'm as comfortable asking for advice as people seemed to be regarding slp. I was definitely not expecting people to be as open as they were about where they were at in life and exactly what they were going through.

US Agency for International Development "School children receive a dose of deworming medicine in Dien Bien" 5/3/2014 via Public Domain Files. Public Domain licensing.

Evaluation of News Magazine Stories

Ya know what I think takes a buttload of time and actually sucks way bad? Research about controversies. I love researching topics I am interested in, but I hate conflict and argument. So when I'm researching things that revolve around people disagreeing, I feel like I'm Taking a fork to my eye. ANYHOW, I just did a lot of just that. I stumbled upon a few articles that weren't exactly excruciating to read. The first is from The Atlantic, and it's an article called "Should Stuttering Be Treated or Embraced?"

Context

During July 1-5, 2015, the National Stuttering Association (NSA) had their 32nd annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland. This particular article discusses the fact that at the conference, the phrase "We are the Cure" was very prevalent, however the association is helping to fund medical research to discover the cause of stuttering in order to find an actual cure. How are people who stutter supposed to respond to these conflicting messages? Are they supposed to embrace who they are, or reject that part of them in order to 'cure' themselves? Is there something wrong with them?

Which person pulls on my heartstrings?

Throughout the course of the article, Kenny Koroll, the chairman of the NSA board made my heart melt for him. He definitely is the most sympathetic character to me. The article details his life and struggles with stuttering. It's heart-wrenching, some of the things he went through as a youth and adult. By talking about his past and how he got to where he is, and the path he took in learning to accept himself, it made me respect him and connect with him on a level that I wouldn't have if he had simply been described as the chairman of the board.

Who didn't I connect with?

Here's where it gets hairy...
There are two groups of people in this article that I had a harder time connecting with emotionally.
Firstly, I kinda hate myself after this. Well...not specifically myself, but anyone who has never stuttered. The article slyly hints at the fact that people who have never stuttered simply don't understand those who have. We make them uncomfortable and make them feel less than. Sometimes cases of that are extreme and people who stutter are bullied. It both breaks my heart and makes me furious.

Secondly, I have very mixed feelings toward the NSA. They have a person on the board like Kenny Koroll telling people to embrace who they are and learning to be comfortable with themselves. Then, at the same time, they tell people who stutter that they have something that they need to be "cured of" in a medical sense.

Article Numero Dos: "Tough Medicine" from The New Yorker

Context

Doctor Vincent T. DeVita Jr. began researching cancer in 1963. Since then, his methods have been unorthodox, but they've always gotten results. He continues to change the modern concept of how doctors are supposed to treat cancer, and has been rebuked because of it, even though he is saving lives. A book written in 2013 by Peter Huber, called "The Cure in the Code" touches on this subject and asks for the FDA to think of drugs less rigorously and use them as tools rather than cures. Are doctors supposed to follow strict guidelines, even if they know an unorthodox approach will save their patient's life?

And the prize for most sympathy engendered from a character goes to.....

Doctor DeVita takes the cake! During the article, DeVita talks about how he tried to save his friend who was dying of prostate cancer. Because of some strict guidelines, DeVita's friend lost the battle to cancer. DeVita firmly believes his death was premature. He claims that because the world of medicine doesn't think outside the box in the way that doctors have in the past when making medicinal discoveries.

Award for least sympathetic?

I was not drawn in the least to any of the doctors that DeVita contacted that wouldn't think of his friend's case in any way that offered him any hope of recovery. In fact, I was not led to feel sympathy toward any doctor in the medical world who believes that there is only one course of action when someone is diagnosed with something. That's not how medicine should work.

hybridmink "Dr. Mario" 11/7/2014 via Deviant Art. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licensing 

Twitter and What I Found There

I LOVE WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND THEN RESEARCHING IT ISN'T A PAIN, IT'S FUN AND INTERESTING AND OH MY HECK THANK GOODNESS FOR INTERESTS!!
...Now that I've gotten my initial rant out of the way, I kinda wanna talk about my major, Speech Pathology, and what's going on surrounding it on Twitter.

What do people even talk about on Twitter regarding Speech Pathology?

Everything! That's what's so beautiful about it! *heart eye emoji* Since speech pathology involves treatment and dealing with patients, a lot of people on Twitter are talking about different treatment methods, approaches to problems, and their personal feelings about the practice itself. There is a lot of bouncing off of ideas. I found one Twitter account where a pediatric speech therapist shares her therapy methods to kinda show a little bit of that. There are also many Twitter accounts where people just relate to each other in the profession. They talk about things that no one else really understands or is interested in. It's like it's own little community.

My favorites? (for now...)

One story I found extremely interesting was one about a new budget proposal in Australia that provides coverage to children to have therapy for stuttering AS LONG AS THEY ARE TREATED THROUGH THE LIDCOMBE PROGRAM. What's that all about? Why would you make a proposal to help children overcome their stutter, and then limit it to only one program? I feel a monopoly over stutter treatments beginning, and I don't like it. Anyway, here's one of the many stories about it.

Another story I found interesting was about a woman who was detained at an airport because she had a stutter. I understand that airports are trying to be thorough and ensure the safety of all of their passengers, but I don't understand how someone stuttering the words "Costa Rica" is an indication of terrorism or danger of any sort. Here is the link to that story (it's not a link to Twitter, but I figured it would be better to link directly to the story rather than the tweet I found about it.). As you've probably noticed, I am fascinated by stuttering, and I didn't even notice that both of my favorite stories were about stuttering until just barely..

What do I think?

I honestly think I love speech pathology even more. I understood some of the jokes that people had on twitter regarding the profession, and I loved researching about what people were saying about it. Everyone seemed very professional in their approach to talking about speech pathology. I like that people were posting about conferences involving different aspects of speech pathology, and I wanted to become a part of the community. It was like these people wanted to relate to someone who deals with the same thing every day all day, and instead of being put off by it, I was intrigued. I didn't expect nearly the amount of conversation about speech pathology as there was. It was awesome to see people sharing ideas and wanting to help other people become better. I didn't see that coming at all. I guess my opinion of the human race is lower than it should be..

I really hope I found something that I'll look forward to every day. I realize that not everyone on Twitter is an amazing person or has the same standards for social media as others, so there were people I found on twitter who would talk down about the profession and made it seem as if they hated their job. However, the amount of good that comes from it, and the amount of people talking about the positive impact speech pathologists have on their lives and the lives of their kids makes me want to already be working in the field.

Madmike1952 "Speech-Language Pathology" 9/23/2010 via Wikipedia. Attribution Share-Alike Licensing.

Evaluation of New York Times Stories

A few stories in the New York Times have recently piqued my interest. What are these stories, you ask? The first is a story entitled, "Chains Clink, Water Splashes: A Composer’s Beautiful Noise."

Who is it about?

The article was written mainly about a 33-year-old musical composer named Ashley Fure. It discussed her path to her career as a composer. Her pieces are not what would be considered 'average', however. Fure uses things found in the environment to create a cacophony of sound. I found the article intriguing, but to be honest, I hate her music. There were samples linked to the article and I couldn't stand listening to it. That's what intrigued me most. I was captivated by her theories and reasons for composing using objects around her, but I was not a fan of the results. Everyone has their tastes though, and I am glad she is doing what she loves.

What is the setting for her creative happenings?

Since the article details Fure's rise to composing, the article discusses her piano training as a child in Michigan, which sparked her creative talent. She then went on to study composing in a number of prestigious programs and universities. The article also discusses her most recent work with the Miller Theater program in New York City. Surprisingly, Fure's work has been heard mostly in Europe, and her work with her brother, Adam Fure, will be premiering in Germany over the summer. Coming from Michigan, I was a little surprised that Fure's tastes are so eclectic, but that must be something that location doesn't influence in an enormous extent. People just have different tastes. I definitely can understand why her music is popular in New York and Europe, however. They're places where being "out of the box" is praised.

Is there a debate 'going down'?
The only debate really going on in the article is the one between the music and my ears. There isn't a discussion as to whether she should be composing, the article is merely an informative one that discusses a composer and her ...interesting.. music.

ARTICLE TWO: "New Weapon to Fight Zika: The Mosquito"

Who is it about?

Oxitec, a biotech company in Brazil, is engineering a type of mosquito that passes a lethal gene to their offspring so that they are no longer transmitting diseases such as: dengue fever, malaria, Zika, etc.. If we're being technical, the mosquito, called the Aedes aegypti, is also a main character in this article. This specific breed of mosquito is the number one disease carrying and transmitting mosquito in the world. Since Oxitec started releasing their new genetically engineered Aedes aegypti in a town of 5,000 people in Brazil, the mosquito larvae count has dropped 82 percent.

The setting of this marvelous breakthrough?

Oxitec is based in Brazil, and the city in which the male genetically engineered mosquitos are being released is called Piracicaba. It makes it easier to monitor the mosquito population since the city is not very large. Since diseases like dengue are prevalent in areas such as this, it also made Piracicaba ideal for the initiation of the mosquito trial. Mosquitos are the most deadly animal in the world due to their disease spreading abilities, so the fact that there is a possible solution coming to light makes me beyond happy. I firmly believe the devil created mosquitos.

Any debates?

It is being debated in the scientific community whether or not Oxitec's approach is the best one. There are a few other types of mosquito population control, but the public has not been willing to implement them so far. One includes changing a gene in the mosquitos that causes infertility, but according to the article, this would be extremely hard to reverse if something were to go wrong. I am glad people are being conscious of their safety to this extent. I would be all for anything that could eradicate mosquitos, but I need to be more aware of everything that would come of it.

ClkerFreeVectorImages "Mosquito Insect Bug Bloodsucker" 4/1/2012 via Pixabay. Public Domain Licensing.

Course Projects

"Take an advanced English course," they said. "It'll be fun," they said.
I would be excited to be in an English class where the students make most of the decisions, if I weren't such an indecisive person.

Well, which part scares me the most?
 
Being an indecisive person, the whole "pick your poison" thing seems quite literal. I'm actually terrified out of my mind that I'm going to pick to do a project with a specific genre, only to decide three projects later that I should've used a different genre than the one I wanted at the time. It's supposed to be an exciting opportunity to expand our creative potential and use our imagination. Instead of seeing a floating rainbow of possibilities, however, I see a huge cliff with giant rocks at the bottom and the only way to safety is by jumping on these floating Mario-like mushrooms that could quite possibly result in my untimely death. Too descriptive? I felt like it captured my fear pretty well.

On the other hand...

I am super excited to be working with media. Don't get me wrong, the fear for making the wrong decision on genre at the wrong time is still there, but I enjoy filmmaking and audio clips. I have listened to a few podcasts in the past, so I'm excited for the opportunity to create one myself. It'll be fun, I hope. Especially in regards to the investigation project. Interviews are terrifying, but they are fascinating and fun at the same time. I enjoy talking to people, and the opportunity to interview someone working in the field I'm interested in is an exciting one.

How much work is it gonna take?

The part that I feel like will be hardest for me or the most time consuming is all the research we have to do. I take longer than the average person doing research because I apparently am technologically challenged. I've had to do many a research project in the past and, to be honest, I wish the world could work in a way that I would never have to do one again. It's not that I don't enjoy learning about things, on the contrary. I love learning new things, and I feel a pleasure from gaining knowledge that few other things provide. I simply don't enjoy researching things online and making sure they are accurate and reliable because it takes me so long. Definitely gonna have to work on that.

On the bright side, I'm a little prepared. How much, you ask?

I have loved English all my life, and I'm excited to say that I feel as though I have learned a wonderful amount from my previous classes, especially during high school. This only applies to the projects I choose to do in the written formats. Have I learned anything about making a video essay or a podcast? The answer is a resounding "no". Definitely not. I will however, be slightly prepared to do some deep thinking. The part I have loved about a few of my English teachers is the level of intellectual depth we were required to reach while in the class. I am hoping to be able to apply that in this class.

Any questions I still have:
At this particular moment in time, I don't have any questions about the projects. I have no doubt that will change throughout the semester, when we are required to actually do the projects and I recognize gaps in my understanding. But at the current moment, I'm content with what I do understand. That doesn't mean I'm less scared though...

Investigating Genres

Because people are people, we like to know things. We like to know what's going on in the world around us, what people are up to, and then we obviously proceed to tell everyone we know just how well informed we are by passing on the information. It's a blessing and a curse to know what's going on around us at all times. Don't get me wrong, one of the main goals of this life is to be a well-informed person so that we can actually form a legitimate opinion. The world simply has become a place in which being informed is a crucial part of our existence. And what is one thing we can use to get just enough information about a subject to seem intelligent to those around us? A little thing called a quick reference guide.

What is it for?

Essentially, a quick reference guide informs people about a certain subject or event. We want to know things, and people are writing pieces of literature so that we can learn about them. It's a simple concept, really. We want to know about something more in depth, so we find a written piece that has been edited so that we can feel as though what we are reading is respectable and accurate. (People make mistakes, so obviously there are few things that can be COMPLETELY accurate, but we try.)

Where can I find it?

Most quick reference guides can be found on a news website. There are writers who create their pieces specifically to be posted to a news website after being edited. In a world of rapidly advancing technology, it is necessary to make pieces of information quickly available on the internet. What more reliable place can you think to find information about an event than a website run by a news company such as: the New York Times?

Who is it for?

US! And by "us", I mean the technologically advanced people of the world. Would my grandma like to know about things going on around her? Of course! But she will just watch the evening news. I wouldn't expect someone who doesn't fully understand technology to want to look up articles online. Sometimes a quick reference guide can be directed at a more specific audience, especially when it is a topic that few types or groups of people would be interested in. No one can be expected to enjoy every piece of media out there, but there is always someone it is geared toward.

"You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." So what makes it....it?

The things I have found that make a quick reference guide actually a quick reference guide are relatively distinct. The layout generally looks like a news article. (It's an article relating to something in the news.....duh.) There have been questions leading the reader through the article the way the writer wants them to be led. They have been edited and published on a reputable site so that we know we are reading something legitimate. The information is relatively concise and to the point so that we're not reading a 10 page paper about something we only wanted to know the gist of.

In a nutshell:
A quick reference guide, in my opinion, is a brief, online, news article. It details an individual thing or event, and breaks it down into pieces with headers in order to lead the reader through a description of what they want to learn about. It lets people know what's going on around us, while keeping the reading "quick". We can learn about something particular, both as an object and something going on around us in the world, but not be overwhelmed by too much information. It's  reliable and informative, but not explosively so.

**Reflection
After reading Tiana and Kelly's posts, I realized that I have a lot of work to do while researching. I honestly feel like I learned more about precisely what a quick reference guide is than I learned from all of my research. It was EXTREMELY helpful to be able to read exactly what my other classmates are writing about. I am excited to use this format for assignments for the rest of the semester. At least now I know I need to work on my researching skills as well as my time management skills.

My Writing Process

People are always saying things like: "everyone is different", "people are like snowflakes; we're all unique", and "there isn't such thing as a 'cookie cutter' human". But when it comes to writing, there really can be such thing as a general category of writer.

Who am I? (not 24601, in case you were wondering)

I definitely fit in the category of Procrastinators. Am I proud of it? No. Have I come to recognize that's the type of person I am right now? .....Unfortunately, yes. If I had a choice between doing something now to get it out of the way, and doing it later, I will always pick later. I set a time to do something and hope that it gets done in the time frame I've allotted, but then I decide that one of the million other things going on around me would be so much more fun than what I actually need to do. Because of this, I end up waiting until it's absolutely crucial to finish writing something before it needs to be turned in. If this doesn't completely define "procrastination", I don't know what does.

 

LaurMG "Frustrated Man at a Desk" 5/24/2011 via Wikipedia. Attribution Share-Alike Licensing.

What does it really mean to be a Procrastinator?

In the general sense, it usually means to put something off until the last minute, right? Well the same thing applies to my approach to writing. It's not that I don't recognize the importance of the task. I simply don't have very good time management skills. I also stress out when revising something multiple times. I get overwhelmed when I think something needs to be rewritten. So I don't. I write a draft and make a few general corrections involving grammar and spelling errors, but no major rewriting. If something needs to be improved drastically, the whole portion is usually scrapped. Again, this all needs to occur in a very small timeframe, seeing as I've put off the whole thing until the last possible second.

Pros and cons to being a Procrastinator:

I'd rather start with the positive side of the situation, so I'll first say that being a procrastinator doesn't allow me much time to stew on what I've written and tell myself all the things I've done absolutely terribly. I'm the type of person that likes to beat myself up about everything, therefore I put things off and tell myself, "well, there's no changing things now, it's too late. What's done is done. I just need to move on." For me personally, this is a huge plus. On the negative end, it leaves a lot of room for improvement that I'm not giving myself. By putting things off until the last minute, I'm robbing myself of possible improvements that could be made if I gave myself more time. It's not exactly a desirable trait to have, but it's one that I have. I'm not saying I'm a bad student or anything. I've actually gotten great grades in the past. But there is definitely room for me to improve.

But what is there to do?

I've probably already made it clear that I don't like the fact that I'm a procrastinator. I would really like to work on that aspect of who I am, actually. My form of writing itself is actually quite like a "Heavy Reviser" only in the sense that they think while they're writing. I don't revise as much as they do, but I don't really plan what I'm going to say until I actually say it. I hope I can lean more toward the time consciousness of a different writing type. If I can get better at time management, I think I can become one of the other writers. My writing will be better if I give myself actual time to think about what I'm turning in. I just have a lot of work to do on myself, and I honestly think that's just part of being a human during this crazy thing we call "life".