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Our teacher asked us to write several paragraphs about ‘the cause and effects of stress in my life’. When I see this title and begin to think about how to write, I’m falling into deep thought. It makes me bring to mind many things. I feel stressed, such as work hard, lonely, relationship with others, study, etc. Also I feel a little happy, a little sad even pain.

Before I came to Australia, I worked for a big famous newspaper office in China. Our advertising department had almost 100 agents. About one-thirds of advertising income came from me and my four assistants. It was a very hard work and I got very high stress. However, anything has two sides. I also got the whole newspaper office leadership and craft brothers’ admiration. I’ m very proud of myself. Nobody exceeded me until now.

Since I moved to Perth, my whole life had a big change. I have no job. My English is very poor. I even can’t talk with other person very well. It’s the first time in my life I feel disabled and incapable. For almost everything I need to ask my husband’s help. So I ask myself I must study hard, as a result I feel that stress comes from me. I also don’t have any friends and relatives here. I feel lonely and homesick. Sometimes my stepchildren make me feel too sad. Certainly, I got deep pain and am heartbroken when my husband has dissensions with me. Nonetheless, something has been changing and getting better now.

In summary, I know most new immigrants have many problems. Some are the same as me, some are different. Despite it’s very hard to walk out of these problems, I believe everything will be ok. I always tell myself and my friends ‘Be brave! Besides yourself, nothing else can strike down you!’ This is your choice, so you need to face it bravely, even though you hide in the corner thinking then cry, cry then thinking. Stress makes us know something is not good and also drives us to settle down. Stress makes us grown up. On the other hand, stress is good thing, isn’t it?!