Tips From A Not So Wise Young Adult Yet
First of all I would like to apologize for my lack of organization. Now back to business...You would think about now, that I am 21 years old I would be on somewhat of a path that portrayed a life of "having it all together." But what does that even really mean? You may see some people in college either A) The Partier- having fun all the time, skipping class, never does homework. B) the Juggler- who has a job, goes to school full-time, is paying for everything, (maybe while possibly raising a child) C) the Bat- one who never sees daylight, always studying, may see them in front of the classroom as close as possible to the teacher.
The list probably could go on, and obviously some of it is stereotyping. My point was that there are different types of students, but everyone has their life with its own thing going on. Life is great but to be honest a lot of things happen. Life is full of great moments but a lot can be thrown at us as well. I know I'm a little late, but last month was Mental Awareness Month.
- One in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have a diagnosable mental illness.(2) More than 25 percent of college students have been diagnosed or treated by a professional for a mental health condition within the past year.
- More than 45 percent of young adults who stopped attending college because of mental health related reasons did not request accommodations.(14) 50 percent of them did not access mental health services and supports either.
These are just some statistics on mental health and college students. Its something that is joked about very often and it is funny and there is a hysterical side to it, but on the serious note if not dealt with properly is a pretty serious thing to not be handled lightly.
Here are some tips that can help with mental health issues and how to take care of your body and mind.
1) Be active. Exercise is important for your mental outlook and helps ward off depression. Take a break from your studies and get moving on a regular basis. Shoot for 2+ hours every week.
2)Get enough sleep. Sleep is vital to your mental well-being. Go to bed at a reasonable hour. Wake up at roughly the same time every day. Keep your room dark and quiet at night.
3)Avoid substance abuse. It’s easy to overdo when you’re a student. But excessive drug and alcohol use puts you in grave physical and mental danger. If you can’t get a grip on your actions, team up with someone who can.
4) Find your community, your tribe, your support group aka friends. Find those people and stick close to them. Or you can rant on here.
Like I said before there are many things that happen to us. Life is so beautiful, but we can't ignore the fact that sometimes things get hard and its so much easier when we have a support system.
I have found out personally that I thrive when I have my friends and family by my side. Recently went through something pretty difficult like losing a family member. It's hard, but I realized I can't stay in a place of sadness and grief. It's important to the process, but also there is a point where its unhealthy and I let it get to a unhealthy point so I had my family and friends help me through this difficult time. Also another thing that helped me is I would go to the beach. I would go read or write in my journal. Sometimes I would go surfing, and that would be my happy place. There were a lot of things that I put off and didn't deal with.
Someone once told me, "the more you talk, the less it has power over you." I have been finding out that, that saying couldn't be more true.
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