Popular Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms in College
College can make for a rough time and more often than not, students will turn to coping mechanisms that can make it much worse.
College can make for a rough time and more often than not, students will turn to coping mechanisms that can make it much worse.
“Be the things you love the most about people who are gone” - Anonymous
Anxiety lives within all of this, but for some, it is a consuming and everlasting feeling.
The truth about dealing with everyday anxiety and PTSD.
Whatever you’re feeling right now is normal.
A part of growth is developing the ability to be fully transparent and honest with yourself. People release emotion in various ways; some get angry, some cry, and some may separate themselves from their emotions entirely. When you write out your thoughts, feelings, and emotions, you claim responsibility for them. Journaling is a way to ‘speak to’ an unbiased source that can’t tell you you’re wrong.
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“Wanderlust—a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.”
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It's more than just being tired...
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Coping with my chronic illness.
As winter break rapidly approaches, we’re all in various stages of preparing to head home for the holidays. To different extents, we’re...
Coming to school, I feel that everyone could acknowledge that this was not going to be a normal semester. However, I do not think it really...
It’s the end of my first semester in a pandemic.
Your feelings of frustration and disappointment are completely valid
With everything that is going on in our world and country, many people are experiencing a feeling of anxiety that is overwhelming. With a...
Edited by Olivia Spahn-Vieira How’ve you been lately? And by “lately”, I mean “since this pandemic started.” For a moment it seemed like...
This article explains some ways to help you cope with missing a pet while being away from home.