I was just wondering how many of you university or college students (current or already graduated) had a tough time during your first year at university or college?
I was just discussing with my best friend the health symptoms and struggles I've been having during the past month. She assured me that she went through something similar, although she didn't have any previous health concerns. I thought that this was somewhat reassuring because I had been blaming myself for adapting poorly to university and doing something wrong to cause my health problems.
One thing that I thought was interesting was when she said that although she had a tough first year, she didn't have the same problems during the following years. Was this similar to your experience? What kinds of strategies did you use to cope with this slump and how did you push past your difficulties and persevere?
I struggle with persevering through tough times and tend to give up at the slightest sign of difficulty, so any advice would be helpful. Maybe this will help someone else out who is going through something similar.
Thanks
I was just discussing with my best friend the health symptoms and struggles I've been having during the past month. She assured me that she went through something similar, although she didn't have any previous health concerns. I thought that this was somewhat reassuring because I had been blaming myself for adapting poorly to university and doing something wrong to cause my health problems.
One thing that I thought was interesting was when she said that although she had a tough first year, she didn't have the same problems during the following years. Was this similar to your experience? What kinds of strategies did you use to cope with this slump and how did you push past your difficulties and persevere?
I struggle with persevering through tough times and tend to give up at the slightest sign of difficulty, so any advice would be helpful. Maybe this will help someone else out who is going through something similar.
Thanks