Six Ways to Manage Stress and Burnout as a College Student
College can be an incredibly exciting time, full of new ideas, friendships, and opportunities. But it can also be one of the most stressful seasons of life. Between the demands of classes, peer pressure, exams, jobs, and social life, many students feel stretched thin. Burnout is common among college students, yet it is often overlooked until it becomes overwhelming.
How “Failure to Launch Syndrome” Brought Me to Therapy
The first time I heard the phrase, “failure to launch,” I was 24 years old, studying psychology in graduate school. Our instructor was describing various life transitions that can have profound psychological effects on families, such as relocating, having a child, or divorcing. But my ears perked up when she said, “failure to launch.” As she explained what it was, I had a flashback to my first semester in college—an emotionally tumultuous period that led me to therapy for the first time.