My community (Story #367)

42% the death of a family member or friend, 23% the illness of a family member or friend, and 17% a nonmedical event. During a comprehensive assessment, participants identified the most stressful event that they had experienced in the past 5 years and, subsequently, rated its stressfulness and perceived consequences.

About This Story

  • Project: We Are Here
  • Date submitted: 2018-09-17 00:00:00
  • Emotional tone: Strongly positive
  • Who should know about this? National Government

About the Storyteller

  • Community: Boynton Beach
  • Age: Over 61
  • Gender: Female

How the Storyteller Interpreted Their Story

Note: Responses which fell closer to the middle (between two or three options) are shown as two dashes.
  • In your story, why did people act the way they did? NA
  • My story relates to: Here and now
  • Why did things happen in the story I told? --
  • The lesson in your story is: Take the good, lose the bad
  • In my story, problems are solved by: --
  • My story teaches us to: Always look to traditions of the past
  • My story teaches us that: --
  • My story teaches us that: --
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