Dealing with depression as a college student
Hi. I’m a second year college student, my grades have been declining over the past few months due to my severe depression. I often feel worthless and emotionally drained, so it’s very difficult for me to study. I’m writing my finals in a few days lol, and I’m going to fail, because I only know half of my syllabus. Anyway, It’s sad to think that I was once an A student. I can’t decipher my emotions, I don’t know what’s happening in my brain. My mood can go from angry to sad to happy in minutes, I’m scared that I might be dealing with a more serious mental illness. I’m not happy with the life I’m living, I often daydream about what life could’ve been like if it was just how I wanted it to be. This is a big problem for me because when I finally make a friend, I tell them that made up version of my life and not the real thing. I don’t know why I do this, anyone experiencing something similar?
I have not experienced something similar recently, but I am a college professor who works with first year students and I can tell you that it happens ALL the time.
Let me give you some of the advice that I give them - be sure that you are eating and drinking water regularly, get outside as much as you can for study breaks, be kind to yourself - brain fog from depression is serious business, and find someone to talk to - your college has a counseling center probably - USE IT! NOW! Such feelings only get worse if you try to repress them.
You will find tons of other people in your shoes. You aren't alone.@courageousNectarine1602
Thank you so much for the advice, I am definitely going to reach out before it’s too late.
It is never too late to reach out. It is only that you are in pain that you don't deserve to be in. @courageousNectarine1602
