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Taking Care Of Your Mental Health As An All-Online Student
Your “New Normal”
Student mental health was an important topic even before an ongoing global pandemic, resultant economic recession and general downturn in the mood and atmosphere of the entire planet: today it is more important than ever.
Exacerbated by a move to online-only learning and lockdowns, more and more students are reporting feeling lonely and depressed.
We understand the challenge, and are here to offer two things: to provide helpful advice, and to offer an ear to listen. If you’d like us to listen to you please leave a comment, if not, read on:
Overcoming your student stress:
We appreciate a lot of this is easier said than done, and if you don’t feel like doing anything except staying in bed and eating ice cream that is ok, it’s only not okay when it becomes permanent: nothing in life is truly permanent, and you will get through these times.
Asking for help — this is a tough one, but it is of vital importance especially to young, smart people like you. The second you feel like things are getting too much, we want you to reach out to someone and ask for help. This will be a lot easier to do if you know who you want to ask, so prepare a list of people today that could include…
