Students With Depression
Right about now, hundreds of thousands of college students across the country are packing their sweatshirts and their extra-long sheets, getting ready for another semester of studying, rooting for their school teams, and partying.
College is a stressful time, and depression is common among students. Here are some signs and symptoms that a college student is depressed. Campus life can be overwhelming, and it’s very common for college students to become depressed. Depression is a powerful feeling of hopelessness, gloom, and sadness that afflicts millions of people. It’s more than just a “gloomy mood,” but rather a persistent funk that you can’t control and that disrupts your ability to function in your everyday life.
College students are the focus of negative headlines about everything from binge drinking to campus crime. Now a new concern may dwarf the earlier crises: an alarming increase in cases of mental illness on college campuses.
Depression is the most common mental disease affecting young medical students. Medical students are unable to cope up with stress and hence suffer from this disorder. In many cases, students fail to seek necessary care for this health problem. Over years, little attention has been paid to this growing mental disorder. This has resulted in decline in individual skill of many budding doctors. Unless proper care and treatment are given, many young medicos would succumb to this growing mental disorder.
Student issues
There are aspects particular to student life which may play a role in triggering or reinforcing depression in some of those who are vulnerable to it.It’s important not to worry that going to university is going to make you depressed. Students are no more likely to be affected by depression than those of the same age and background in the general population. However, Denise Meyer explains: “There are aspects particular to student life which may play a role in triggering or reinforcing depression in some of those who are vulnerable to it.”
Symptoms of Major Depression
* Sadness, anxiety, or “empty” feelings
* Decreased energy, fatigue, being “slowed down”
* Loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities
* Sleep disturbances (insomnia, oversleeping, or waking much earlier than usual)
Depression is one of the most common concerns of students coming to the Counseling and Mental Health Center. It is not a sign of personal weakness. Abraham Lincoln, Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill are only a few of the strong people history suggests struggled with depression. It’s not a condition that you can will or wish away. People suffering from depression cannot merely expect to “pull themselves together” and get better. Without treatment, symptoms of depression may persist or get worse. With treatment, you may begin to experience significant relief within four to six weeks.
Tackling Depression
When depression gets a foothold in your life, for whatever reason, it quickly takes hold in the form of a series of mutually reinforcing habits forming the depression habit spiral. Start an upward spiral towards a more contented, manageable life by learning how to change some of those habits for the better.
