Social support: The most overlooked self-care routine (SDSU Student Health 101)

Ashley Brown 3/4/185:43 PM

I began feeling pretty out of it when I was 18. I had just started college after moving away from a tight-knit friend group in my hometown and had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I’d come back from class, stuff my face with junk while binge-watching Netflix, and consciously try to shut out the world. It felt like I was slogging through mud just trying to get through each day. Despite how I was feeling, when family and friends would call to ask how I was doing, I always responded with, “Everything’s great!”

I ignored how lost and empty I felt, and the problem continued to grow.

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Karen ClemmerMember

Thank you Ashley for sharing this often overlooked issue. Transitions of all kinds are challenging - but moving from a safe, known community to an all new place with limited internal or external resources is particularly challenging. Thank you for sharing this article. And, please keep posting! This is important! Karen

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