Hi, Everyone! Anxiety in Teens is starting a new section, every Monday, called Mention it to Morgs. Mention it to Morgs will be a question and answer section, where I will post the questions that I receive via email each week and answer them to my best ability! In case you are wondering who you’re writing these questions to, my name is Morgan (but everyone calls me Morgs), and … [Read more...]
How To Be Confident …In College
The New Year is off to a fresh start, and a new semester has begun. That also means new classes, and you're ready to make new friends, be the life of the party, and take over campus! ...Right? Chances are, you are not the only one feeling this way. You may already have one semester under your belt, and now is the time to take some chances and meet some new people. Here is a … [Read more...]
Why You Should See a Therapist in College
College. It’s either the greatest time of your life (so far) or absolutely terrifying. Or both. Mostly both. But with anxiety issues, something is guaranteed to go wrong. Freshman year is one of the riskiest years of your life in regards to mental health. So if you already know that you have some sort of disorder, or even if you don’t think you do, you should go see a … [Read more...]
A Recovered Life
ORIGINALLY POSTED: "My Story, Abbreviated," A Recovered Life, November 30th, 2011 Which came first? The chicken or the egg? For me the question was between anorexia and depression. Did depression cause my downward spiral into anorexia? Or did the sharp turn into starvation-mode wreak havoc on my brain chemicals? Perhaps in someway, it was both. I was in college when the … [Read more...]
5 Mental Health Tips for Back to School
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY: Ross Szabo, HUFFINGTON POST, September 16th, 2013 I stared out of the window of the psychiatric ward in utter disbelief that my freshman year of college had ended, after only two months. I went to American University with so much hope. College was going to be the place where I moved forward with my life. A setting where I could meet new people, make new … [Read more...]
My Freshman Fear: Being Shy
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY: HUGSTRONGER, August 8th, 2012 I had a thousand and one fears when I first started college, and almost none of them had to do with being able to handle the schoolwork. I’d spent 12 of my 18 years of life in school. School, I knew how to do. Making friends, on the other hand. . . not so much. Of those thousand and one fears, the greatest among them … [Read more...]
The Best Of #Freshman Advice
College Mental Health: Which Campuses Have the Best Resources?
Starting college is a time of immense freedom for many, and immense fear for many others. Each year, freshman leave home to a new setting, new friends, new pressures and workload, and new stresses. As a high school senior or college student, it is wise to research and prepare for being successful in college and ensuring mental health resources are a part of that plan. Across … [Read more...]