29 Life-Saving Tips They Didn't Teach You At College Orientation
Campus life can be a big stressful shitshow sometimes. Here’s how to look after your mental health the right way.
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Whether you're dealing with issues like depression or anxiety or just want to protect yourself against the overwhelming thing that is college life, here is everything you need to know about taking care of your mental health on campus.
And quick heads-up: These tips are great places to start thinking about and taking care of your mental health. But they are by no means an all-encompassing guide to handling depression, anxiety, or other disorders in college. We'll be tackling each of those in more detail in the future and will update this post with the links when they're up.
First things first, recognize that your mental health MATTERS.
"It sounds so obvious and kind of dumb, but I most definitely put my grades and my social calendar ahead of my mental health in high school and the first year of college. Recognize that it requires working on, too."
—Bianca Ko, via Facebook
Give yourself time to make friends (and don't feel bad if it doesn't happen right away).
It's easy to look around and feel like you're the only one on campus who hasn't found your people yet, but that's most likely not true at all. Research shows that the most significant emotional struggle the majority of students face — especially their freshman year — is loneliness, Nance Roy, Ed.D., clinical director of The Jed Foundation and assistant clinical professor at the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, tells BuzzFeed Life.
"You're not alone in feeling lonely," says Roy. "If you're feeling depressed, remind yourself that it's not just you — it's a very common struggle for most students."
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