tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post7149281336906895331..comments2023-09-25T11:05:14.371-04:00Comments on The Balanced Center: Depression in College StudentsStaying in Balancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-47231344528945453132008-09-01T15:36:00.000-04:002008-09-01T15:36:00.000-04:00Sounds like you have a lot on your plate, Miss C. ...Sounds like you have a lot on your plate, Miss C. It is difficult to be *anything* else while being a caregiver, and likewise, panic/anxiety issues. <BR/><BR/>May God guide you in your future path.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-38839684202217353612008-09-01T14:39:00.000-04:002008-09-01T14:39:00.000-04:00Thank you for this post! I'll have to show it to m...Thank you for this post! I'll have to show it to my parents. I'm a college student (and have been for 4 long years now) and I feel completely burnt out on college. I love learning but I think there's way too much pressure on getting a degree. I don't feel like I'm cut out for 3 more years of college (I've had to take some time off to take care of my father and then myself -- I have panic/anxiety disorder) but there's always that pressure. Hopefully more people will read your blog and think twice about college.Melissa Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093144784715438143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-44698481364233176262008-09-01T14:34:00.000-04:002008-09-01T14:34:00.000-04:00I totally agree, Rosario! Four years of no sleep ...I totally agree, Rosario! Four years of no sleep REALLY took its toll on me!Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-36274857017931810132008-08-31T23:39:00.000-04:002008-08-31T23:39:00.000-04:00Wow, thats a huge percentage!!but as a recent coll...Wow, thats a huge percentage!!<BR/>but as a recent college graduate I agree with it. I think it also has to do with so many college students experimenting with alcohol and drugs.... get that together with lack of sleep, a life transition and isolation and voila!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726584334515704743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-30996852582519596582008-08-31T13:41:00.000-04:002008-08-31T13:41:00.000-04:00for me, high school was MUCH worse. but, i think ...for me, high school was MUCH worse. but, i think a lot of things carry over. particularly now, when a college degree doesn't carry much weight, and there's lots of pressure coming from various directions. the most depressing thing about my college experience was <I>constant</I> judgement, as i went to a conservative evangelical college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-90191709314826612552008-08-29T19:07:00.000-04:002008-08-29T19:07:00.000-04:00I think you have something there, Cyg. Colleges a...I think you have something there, Cyg. Colleges are dominated by people with a particular political mindset, and, contrary to the "party line", they are not all that "open minded" if one happens to have differing views. <BR/><BR/>And, no, living at a college with people mostly within 4 years of your own age, in an atmosphere of partying and entitlement doesn't prepare you for real life. <BR/><BR/>Disclaimer--there are many college students who use the opportunities given to them and make the most of what they have available to them. Some don't though, and I think that can put their life off track for years to come.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-76280091175981687532008-08-29T18:02:00.000-04:002008-08-29T18:02:00.000-04:00Colleges are becoming overwhelmingly female-domina...Colleges are becoming overwhelmingly female-dominated, probably because many high-school graduate males opt to go into the military or into the trades.<BR/><BR/>I contend that college really doesn't help prepare kids for real life; rather, it keeps them kids longer because it ISN'T real life.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423691524148589916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-66561791978587204232008-08-29T16:00:00.000-04:002008-08-29T16:00:00.000-04:00Thanks, Marilena! Lifeisgreat: I agree. I think ...Thanks, Marilena! <BR/><BR/>Lifeisgreat: I agree. I think college students really need our prayers. <BR/><BR/>I also think that there should be more alternatives out there than there are currently.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-82982140897932156162008-08-29T12:52:00.000-04:002008-08-29T12:52:00.000-04:00My dh had read this article when it first came out...My dh had read this article when it first came out. He shared it with my ds. Even without living in a dorm it is a major life transition and can be overwhelming. The alternative (going to work full-time) is overwhelming as well ... especially if the person hasn't had any real work experience yet. It does give us a reason to pause and add a few extra prayers for the college students in the world (those we know and those we don't).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-60251613085863065842008-08-29T12:42:00.000-04:002008-08-29T12:42:00.000-04:00mu hubby frank has a new catholic blog! its called...mu hubby frank has a new catholic blog! its called cornelius's corner. you may visit my post about it on my blog and click on the words, cornelius's corner and it will take you to his blog:) its great!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550875376593955659noreply@blogger.com