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nutella2 · 10-27-2009, 10:17 PM

Sorry you're going through this. Some suggestions:
If you're not doing sport, start doing it, optimally to music you love if it's not a team sport. Ideally several times a week minimum. Give it a few weeks - it should help.
Consider meditation/yoga too - see if there are any groups around. If you are artistically inclined, see if there are art or photography studios you could get involved in. Or a writing group. Or something musical.
There are a lot of other people at college who are having a hard time, it's very common. Take off at the weekend if you can - get away from the college environment. Plan a trip. If it doesn't work out too well at college right now, it won't be too late to do something else that makes you more happy further down the line. It'll work out.
Try St Johns Wort (hypericum) for the depression, if you don't want to take traditional antidepressants. It's good.
Keep up things you enjoy, and try and find new ones. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Talk it out as much as you can. It's going to be OK. You have a lot on your plate. It makes sense you're finding things tough.
Don't worry about your concentration too much. Work in small bursts and don't give yourself a hard time about it. You didn't ask to feel like this.
If you can, try and look consciously for things that you are grateful in your life. When you feel really low, it can help. It can be the simplest stuff.
Consider doing voluntary work in the community - when I was low at college I got involved in visiting elderly people who were lonely - it really helped, and meant I missed my own grandparents less.
Also, if you love animals, see if there are any animal shelters or anything like that you can volunteer at.

Take care :-)

10-27-2009, 10:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
nutella2 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 25	you're not alone Sorry you're going through this. Some suggestions: If you're not doing sport, start doing it, optimally to music you love if it's not a team sport. Ideally several times a week minimum. Give it a few weeks - it should help. Consider meditation/yoga too - see if there are any groups around. If you are artistically inclined, see if there are art or photography studios you could get involved in. Or a writing group. Or something musical. There are a lot of other people at college who are having a hard time, it's very common. Take off at the weekend if you can - get away from the college environment. Plan a trip. If it doesn't work out too well at college right now, it won't be too late to do something else that makes you more happy further down the line. It'll work out. Try St Johns Wort (hypericum) for the depression, if you don't want to take traditional antidepressants. It's good. Keep up things you enjoy, and try and find new ones. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Talk it out as much as you can. It's going to be OK. You have a lot on your plate. It makes sense you're finding things tough. Don't worry about your concentration too much. Work in small bursts and don't give yourself a hard time about it. You didn't ask to feel like this. If you can, try and look consciously for things that you are grateful in your life. When you feel really low, it can help. It can be the simplest stuff. Consider doing voluntary work in the community - when I was low at college I got involved in visiting elderly people who were lonely - it really helped, and meant I missed my own grandparents less. Also, if you love animals, see if there are any animal shelters or anything like that you can volunteer at. Take care :-)