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Depression
What do These Students Have in
Common?
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| When I took a
part-time job and started living off-campus, my course
work fell apart. I couldn't concentrate or sleep, and I
was always IRRITABLE and angry.—Leah,
sophomore year |
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After two years
of straight A's, I couldn't finish assignments anymore. I
felt exhausted but couldn't sleep, and drank A LOT. I
couldn't enjoy life like my friends did anymore. —John,
junior year |
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I've always been
anxious and never had much confidence. College was harder
than I expected, and then my parents divorced, which was
traumatic for me. After a while, all I did was cry, sleep,
and feel waves of panic. —Marta, freshman year |
They're college students who
got depressed,
got treatment, and got better.
College offers new
experiences and challenges. This can be exciting—it can also be
stressful
and make you, or
someone you know, feel sad. But when "the blues" last
for weeks, or
interfere with academic
or social functioning, it may be clinical depression. Clinical
depression
is a common, frequently
unrecognized illness that can be effectively treated. Read
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Nathan Alan Eisert Foundation, Inc.
Mission: Identify
then Implement
Suicide Awareness & Prevention Education Programs
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