Real Student Stories
Depression In Context
Bring depression down to size
Depression looms large through the narrow focus and inward gaze it encourages. Taking a big step back and viewing depression in context immediately brings it back down to size.
Habits are learned in a social context
Seeing depression as a purely individual problem can leave the person affected feeling isolated and stuck in a passive victim role. Individual habits of depression are not acquired in a vacuum - they are learned and internalised from a specific social context. In this section, depression is considered as a social and cultural issue.
Take a wide-angle view of depression
- Find out about different perspectives to take on depression
- Evaluate whether we live in a depression-inducing society
- Reflect on how we can better understand suicide
- Consider how depression relates to the meaning of life
Depression and being a student
- Think about openings for depression in student life
- Check out common student issues, including ajustments to student culture, money & housing, study etc
- Read about real student stories of low mood, depression and suicide
- Get connected with other students against depression