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.
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How I'm Coping with Grief at College
“Be the things you love the most about people who are gone” - Anonymous
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How I’m Coping With My Ongoing Battle Against Anxiety
Anxiety lives within all of this, but for some, it is a consuming and everlasting feeling.
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How it Feels To Have PTSD and OCD
The truth about dealing with everyday anxiety and PTSD.
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How To Fight Against SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) During The Holidays
Whatever you’re feeling right now is normal.
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The Benefits of Journaling
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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Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
There are times when we all procrastinate, avoid facing our problems head-on, or otherwise perform some sort of self-sabotage. But if you...
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A Guide to Acknowledging and Validating Your Feelings, From a Highly Sensitive Person
I'm a highly sensitive person. I’ve been this way since a really young age. I’ve always been a big worrier, and have allowed myself to be...
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Coping With My Wanderlust Amidst a Global Pandemic
“Wanderlust—a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.”
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Creative Anxiety: What I Learned and How To Cope
It’s more than the usual writer’s block.
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Burn out, Break Down, Rebound
It's more than just being tired...
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My Experience Coping with Sudden vs. Gradual Death of a Loved One
Losing a loved one is never easy. Here’s an insight into how I’ve coped with some of my toughest losses.
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Coping with Chronic Illness
Coping with my chronic illness.
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Coping with COVID Stress
As winter break rapidly approaches, we’re all in various stages of preparing to head home for the holidays. To different extents, we’re...
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Coping With Covid Related Anxiety
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...
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My Mental Health as the Semester Ends
It’s the end of my first semester in a pandemic.
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It’s Okay Not to be Okay in the Middle of a Pandemic
Your feelings of frustration and disappointment are completely valid
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Coping Mechanisms and Anxiety
With everything that is going on in our world and country, many people are experiencing a feeling of anxiety that is overwhelming. With a...
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Peace Through Faith During the Pandemic
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...
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How to Cope with Missing Your Furry Friends While at University
This article explains some ways to help you cope with missing a pet while being away from home.
