Simple ways to manage university life with mental health issues:

-  Hydration and nutrition affect mental health and ability to study more than you realise, and staying healthy doesn’t have to be hard work. Always keep a litre bottle/jar of water with you and refill it twice daily. Keep healthy, easy meals in the house e.g. jacket potato with salad, ready made soup, frozen smoothie mix, protein bars etc. Take vitamins. 

- Routines are everything. Create a routine that makes you enjoy getting up in the morning, or at least makes it bearable … knowing that you’re going to watch an episode of your favourite show while you make/eat breakfast is far better than knowing you have to rush to get to class on time. Create a study routine too. Schedule study time every day at a certain time e.g. between 4pm and 7pm. Obviously you can study more, but scheduling this time stops you from feeling guilty/putting pressure on yourself to study 24/7. If fairy lights, candles and hot drinks make your feel better, then make it part of your routine to light candles and make coffee before you start. 

- Dedicate one day per week as a ‘no work day’. Knowing that you have 1 day per week to do whatever you want and relax reduces procrastination during the rest of the week. Try to avoid tiring errands e.g. grocery shopping on this day too. Use it to binge watch Netflix, update your journal, make your favourite meal, or just take naps. 

- Always reserve at least 1 hour for self care per day. Take a bath, moisturise, take care of your skin and drink some tea. Self care is not trivial. It can change your entire mindset and improve your health and motivation …. Schedule it in.

- Do household chores little and often. Don’t wait until you have a whole basket full of laundry that will take hours to do. Do a small load every ¾ days that is much more manageable. Wash up each dish as you use it so that you never have a huge pile to deal with. Put things away as you go. Grocery shop for 3 days at a time so that it’s easy to plan meals and carry the bags home. Learn to keep everything low effort and low stress. A build up of chores is the worst thing for motivation. 

- Avoid drinking alcohol in excess. Alcohol is a depressant and can affect your mood for days after drinking it. When dealing with mental health issues it’s best to stick to one or two drinks, or avoid it all together. 

- Contact the university and discuss what help they are able to offer …. you might be surprised at what is available to you. Don’t be afraid to request something that would benefit you even if it isn’t on the list of things they typically recommend …. if you don’t ask you will never get. E.g. if you have social anxiety, you could ask to give any presentations to staff only, rather than in front of your class. It’s also beneficial if the university has your mental health condition on record, as it will be easier to get an extension on an assignment if it ever becomes necessary. 

- Similarly, talk to your lecturers at the start of the year! Explaining that: “I have depression so my attendance may be poor” is better than them assuming that you have bad attendance because you aren’t interested, or “I have anxiety, and would appreciate if you didn’t ask me questions in class” is preferable to them upsetting you without realising. They will almost always be accommodating to your needs, if they know about them.  

ماذا يفعل المرء عندما يقع في حب غيمة؟ في حب سرب من الطيور في موسم هجرته الأخيرة؟ في حب نجمة ظهرت لليلتين متتاليتين واختفت بعد ذلك للأبد؟ ماذا يفعل المرء عندما يحب حلمًا عابرًا راوده ذات نوم، ولم يستطع نسيانه؟ عندما يحب وردة في بستان عدوه وماذا يفعل المرء الواقع في حب الماضي؟ وماذا يفعل المرء عندما يقع في حبّك أنت؟

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Sometimes someone says something really small and it just fits into this empty place in your heart.

“Pressure,” My So-Called Life (1994)

why is peter pan always flying?

what differentiates people who enlist in the US military who claim to do so only to get access to higher education or for other financial gain from mercenaries/guns for hire?

they all know that like yeah sure you might get a cushy post in Europe or on some navy ship off the coast of New Zealand or something but their job training includes the use of weapons and other heavy military equipment. they know going in that there’s a chance they’ll be sent to war where they’ll most likely be contributing to their country’s numerous war crimes, that they’ll have a hand in the brutal murder of innocents and civilians

so where do these people draw the line? what do they consider a red line in their pursuit of an undergraduate degree?

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