Health above all
College life can be a drastic change
in your life. You might take it in as a good thing or possibly as a bad thing,
only time will tell. During these past few months, I began to see the effects
of attending college. I started to feel lonely, helpless and hopeless. This
only made me wonder what others felt. Are they feeling the same as I or are
they possibly in a worse situation?
Like I said before, college can be a
drastic change in your life. It can completely change you as I for one have
been seeing that with my long-time friends, including me. Friends who I’ve
known for a long time, even my new friends, have changed so much since the
start of this semester. They have begun doing things that are questionable,
such as skipping class, doing drugs, as they say, that they’re “living life”. I
won’t say it’s a bad thing, but rather a choice. They are living their own
lives, so I let them be because the goal is to maintain our mental health above
all, which is one thing I lacked.
My first semester was not that stressful,
but I’m not saying it will be the same for you. If it is, then it can take a
toll on your mental health. College is a stressful time as you try to keep up
with your grades, your job, your relationships, and your health or whatever it
is, it is a lot of work. You’re not alone. CSULA provides a bunch of resources
that can drastically help you for the better, such as tutoring, jobs, couple
counseling, and much more that you can seek. The one resource that I believe
will help you as a freshman is counseling and psychological services, or CAPS
because you’ll never know what will happen during your time in college. Believe
me, counseling can help you. I personally haven’t gone, but I have been hearing
countless stories where my friends tell me how much it helped them. This made
realize how helpful CAPS can be and helpful it can be for you. Don’t be
discouraged to go! Like I said before, your mental health comes before anything
else. Now to wrap this into a complete package, I recommend you to go to the
massage therapy because you deserve it and you should treat yourself.
Your time here at CSULA will be a
life-changing experience, and you’ll learn many new things here like I did. You
might see dramatic changes in your life, but in the end, it will be a good
thing. If anything, there are resources available that are there to help you
for the better. Don’t let them go to waste! Enjoy the ride, and good luck!
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