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2 JTACNEWS.COM . 1.11.16
• OPINION
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“Because no one wants a musty brain”
Hilaree Foreman
Editor-In-Chief
sw_foreman@tarleton.edu
With the New Year upon us, many
of us have set resolutions on how
to improve our physical features
or trying something new. Some
choose to get rid of the “freshman
15” that has now turned into the
“sophomore 30”, or to bulk up to
get that perfectly toned body. While
its perfectly fine to want to improve
your physical health, many tend to
neglect looking after their mental
and emotional health, even more so
with college students.
There are many stressors that
come with being a college student,
whether it be financial stress,
worrying about your grades or if
your latest hookup will text you
back. With all of that going on, its
easy to get caught up in everything
and have a few days where you don’t
feel necessarily your best. Many of
you who are Type-A’s like myself,
sometimes feel as if were supposed
to constantly keep everything
bottled in, putting on your best face
at all times, being a united front
for others, all the while neglecting
yourself. You become so worried
about how everyone is feeling,
people become used to it and no one
thinks to ask you how you’re doing.
Do not think you are in the
minority, you are not the first, nor
will you be the last to deal with stress
and have bad days, it’s all about how
you choose to deal with it. Try to
remove the ugly stigma of openly
talking about mental health.
According to apa.org (American
"...you are not the first,
nor will you be the last
to deal with stress and
have bad days, it's all
about how you choose
to deal with it."
Physiological Association) in 2013,
About one-third of U.S. college
students had difficulty functioning
in the last 12 months due to
depression, and almost half said
they felt overwhelming anxiety
in the last year. This information
was gathered from a study from
the 2013 National College Health
Assessment, which examined data
from 125,000 students from more
than 150 colleges and universities.
If you are more of a loner, one
option in tackling mental health
is listening to podcasts. There is a
podcast for almost anything you
can think of these days. One that
I can recommend that focuses
on you mentally, is The Friend
Zone Podcast, hosted by online
personalities Francheska of Hey
Fran Hey, Dustin Ross and Assante.
Each week they tackle mental
health and hygiene dilemmas and
their origins and help you sort and
deal with them in a light hearted
way. They can help you understand
and break things down because as
Dustin says every week, “Because
who in the [Explicative] wants a
musty brain?”
I have said all of this to say one
thing: it’s okay to not always be
okay. No one is supposed to be 100
percent all the time. Don’t be afraid
to talk to someone and tell them
about how you’re feeling. Mental
hygiene is something that starts
from the inside out, and when you
feel good, you look good. Do not be
afraid to talk to someone because
while some may think mental
health isn’t too important, mental
problems can manifest itself into
serious physical problems. The
counseling center is open and free
to all Tarleton students Monday-
Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
whenever you need advice or just
to talk to someone with open ears.
Say something, someone is always
ready to help. Do not be afraid to
put yourself first this year. Make
that your resolution.
Photo courtesy of Loud Speakers Network
the friend
zone
dustin
Photo courtesy of powerfulnonsense.com
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