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Well done you
You've been reaching out to helplines, you have made a doctor's appointment and also an appointment with your PDA. Transitioning to university life isn't easy at the best of times - doing it when you suffer from anxiety is even more of a challenge but you're probably doing better than you think.
Skipping a day for mental health reasons is just as valid as if you had the flu :yes:
Do you have a template to work from for the essay plan or do you have to write your own? You might be able to find some posts on essay plans on the student room forum - worth a look: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/ It's a busy forum so if you post for some advice on how to write an essay plan you should get some replies fairly quickly too
I managed to get my essay plan done. Not sure if it's any good but I tried my best! I will remember the student room for the future.
With regards to me, I'm still not great but things aren't as bad as the weekend.
I'm meeting my PDA today. I'm very nervous, I've decided I need to be honest (but obviously I'm not going to go into too much detail). I plan to say I was struggling before uni eg. Having CBT, antidepressants etc. And how my ability to study and concentrate is affected. Ask him for any advice. But obviously I'm not going to go into too much detail about how I feel, just say enough to give him an overview and say how it is affecting my uni work. I'll also say I'm trying to work on things with student counselling.
As I mentioned earlier, I emailed my counsellor at the weekend out of desperation. I got a really nice voicemail message from her yesterday. Saying how she wants to reach out to me and is thinking of me etc. She gave me the option of an earlier appointment and said although she doesn't have much time, she can try to speak to me on the phone if I really need it. I also signed up to this mindfulness orientation course at uni - which she encouraged me to do so.
Big day tomorrow too, with go appointment. I need to write things down as I know i will not say (or say as much) as I want if I don't. As in the past I regret not saying stuff and asking more questions.
- Ash.
Yeah phoned a few this morning, was helpful but still struggle.
Feel scared, sitting in GP surgery - appointment soon
I finally managed to get my chemistry homework done so feel a bit relieved. Got another one of these weekend tests for practical, barley studied- it's not a lot only a few pages based on last week- and 12 multiple choice questions. But I'm feeling very anxious and worried about it
Feeling frustrated and annoyed I phoned Anxiety Uk helpline, hoping they could give me a direct answer. I just felt like they were more interested in selling me their therapies instead
Yesterday: I enjoyed getting cuddles from my 2 doggies
It's postgrad and PhD students who they allocate as mentors (so they understand the demands of uni).
If all goes well, I'll have a mentor. We can meet weekly.
It's great to hear that you might be getting some ongoing support at uni from a mentor :yes:
How did you get on?
Went really well thanks
We are meeting on Friday in a coffee shop. Its good, as I know I have someone to talk to about things- everything is down to me, so we can chat about uni, make a study plan, talk about mental health, how I feel or anything really.
Good to hear that it went well
Let us know how it goes on Friday
Its positive to see the 'positive journal' helped for a bit. - I once did a scrap book with a variety of emotions, and when I went through it honestly made my day, and it's all there, just the positive emotions opposed to the negative, which is also on here. Maybe consider doing that? Sounds like you're going through a really rough patch but it's great to see you reaching out for support around you, and taking on the support offered to you by Uni.
The mentor sceme is something we also have in our Uni for first years, and being trained myself, I absolutely lovely the aspect of just talking about general stuff, uni, and so forth. But it's really about finding what works for you. Have you joined any socities yet in Uni? Sports? Creatives? Etc?
Do keep us updated on how things are going Apandav
Best wishes,
WhispersOfTheHeart
Will do
Hi WhispersOfTheHeart,
Sounds like the scrapbook was a good distraction for you- I think I'll give it a try myself when I feel low.
I do feel better knowing I have that extra bit of support. Yet, it feels a bit "strange" having someone there to help me (never been in that position really). Felt really embarrassed to admit my struggles, but I'm glad I did as she was supportive. I know I don't have to worry though, as they have to follow confidentiality with regards to my mental health struggles.
No, I haven't joined any societies- I did consider it but it's a bit inconvenient with the finishing times and getting the bus home.
I have joined a mindfulness orientation course though- it's 2 hours every 8 weeks, starting tomorrow(through my university). Hopefully it helps!
Now I'm feeling sad about life, it feels like I have no life. All I have to get up and do every day is uni. Everything else feels pointless. Now I've gave up on this stupid chemistry stuff.
It's weird, I feel like I've just been hit suddenly with sadness, I'm not exactly sure why....... But probably as I've been reminded of life.........life truly suck.
Sorry, for the rant. Im just sitting in the library feeling lost.......
My best friend from school advises I pick one group and stick with them, but I don't want that. I like both groups for different reasons (at first we were one group but now there is a divide). Yesterday I chatted with one for a bit and left to chat to the other. I don't know what to do