REFLECTION : STORY TELLING 

 CHALLENGE and SELECTION : 

 My undergraduation was completed in Psychology majors and my internship was basically 

 concerned with making people more aware of their mental health as much as their physical 

 health is important . The major challenge was to make them believe that mental 

 illnesses / disorders are not incurable rather with the appropriate help , it can be cured well on 

 time . Also another major challenge was that people are really hesitant to talk about or share 

 their experiences about mental health which leads to bottled - up emotions within them and 

 that is were the need for Catharsis comes into picture . At first I was confused as to what 

 technique or method should be used in order to make people change their mindset and 

 believe that they can do what they think of . 

 Thus , when I learnt about Storytelling a design tool , I selected this tool to help people 

 become more aware of the importance of mental health . Story telling happened to be the 

 most relevant tool in this regard because it is one such design tool which helps to form 

 stronger connections with people when they share their experiences in the form of story . 

 Also when a story is narrated , we are able to connect more with it and thus can easily be 

 influenced using this method . That is why I selected and applied this in dealing with my 

 project . 

 APPLICATION : 

 Here I narrate a story about how I applied Storytelling as a design tool in my internship . So I   created an Instagram page which was based on the concept of Talking cure . It was designed   with a view to let its user share their stories in the form of audios or write - ups and share how   they have sustained the difficult times and ups and downs in their life . This served a two way   purpose , when the storyteller shared their own life story , they felt relieved and less   burdened . Also when we listen to an inspiring story , a hormone in our body is released which 

 makes us more motivated and influences our social behavior . Thus this interface of   story - telling led to people discussing more about their mental health . 

 INSIGHT and APPROACH 

 By applying this tool , I initially started with telling a story about my own experiences to   people and then later provided them a platform to discuss their own experiences . This   helped me to convince them better about how storytelling can be used as a powerful tool . 

 This course provided me an insight about how this tool can help me to connect with more   people and also make them more connected .This made me believe that once we are able to   convey our ideas in the form of a story , people actually become good listeners and are easily   convinced . 

 I am grateful that it helped me discover a new way of looking at things and provide a better   method to make people more aware of the importance of mental health . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: REFLECTION : STORY TELLING 

 CHALLENGE and SELECTION : 

 My undergraduation was completed in Psychology majors and my internship was basically 

 concerned with making people more aware of their mental health as much as their physical 

 health is important . The major challenge was to make them believe that mental 

 illnesses / disorders are not incurable rather with the appropriate help , it can be cured well on 

 time . Also another major challenge was that people are really hesitant to talk about or share 

 their experiences about mental health which leads to bottled - up emotions within them and 

 that is were the need for Catharsis comes into picture . At first I was confused as to what 

 technique or method should be used in order to make people change their mindset and 

 believe that they can do what they think of . 

 Thus , when I learnt about Storytelling a design tool , I selected this tool to help people 

 become more aware of the importance of mental health . Story telling happened to be the 

 most relevant tool in this regard because it is one such design tool which helps to form 

 stronger connections with people when they share their experiences in the form of story . 

 Also when a story is narrated , we are able to connect more with it and thus can easily be 

 influenced using this method . That is why I selected and applied this in dealing with my 

 project . 

 APPLICATION : 

 Here I narrate a story about how I applied Storytelling as a design tool in my internship . So I   created an Instagram page which was based on the concept of Talking cure . It was designed   with a view to let its user share their stories in the form of audios or write - ups and share how   they have sustained the difficult times and ups and downs in their life . This served a two way   purpose , when the storyteller shared their own life story , they felt relieved and less   burdened . Also when we listen to an inspiring story , a hormone in our body is released which 

 makes us more motivated and influences our social behavior . Thus this interface of   story - telling led to people discussing more about their mental health . 

 INSIGHT and APPROACH 

 By applying this tool , I initially started with telling a story about my own experiences to   people and then later provided them a platform to discuss their own experiences . This   helped me to convince them better about how storytelling can be used as a powerful tool . 

 This course provided me an insight about how this tool can help me to connect with more   people and also make them more connected .This made me believe that once we are able to   convey our ideas in the form of a story , people actually become good listeners and are easily   convinced . 

 I am grateful that it helped me discover a new way of looking at things and provide a better   method to make people more aware of the importance of mental health .
### Output: 