College is a scary time for most young adults. For the past eighteen years we have relied on our parents for food, money, clothes, housing and any help we needed with time management or schooling. All in a period of three short summer months that life style completely changes, and it is terrifying.
If you walk down any college hallway, at least three times you will hear students saying, “I’m so stressed,” or “I am freaking out, my anxiety is through the roof.”
Most of these kids are stressed, but will manage to get their work done, but what about the kids that cannot get over leaving home and the stress?
Depression and anxiety are serious situations kids deal with in college, some cases can even be deadly.
In 2014, Madison Holleran of the University of Pennsylvania had the perfect life. She ran track at an Ivy league school, was young and had her whole life ahead of her. But five months into freshman year, she could not take the stress of college and committed suicide. This tragic story just happened to go viral, but what about the cases that stay hometown cases?
Being “depressed” has become a term almost every college student uses, but should we think about changing that term? How does this make kids who are actually battling depression feel? Do they feel less important because everyone around them has “depression?” Should more kids go to counseling for their conditions?
I believe that we should drop the stigma of kids being “overdramatic” and be more sensitive to the fact that some college students are actually dealing with terrible mental problems. If you or someone you know is dealing with mental issues or depression, feel free to contact counseling services located in Grace Hall here on Cabrini’s campus. Depression is not a matter to take lightly. Get help now, before it could be too late.
