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-36 posts tagged "Mental health"
Show Some Skin | Tuesday, February 13, 2018
In a world where we are constantly interacting with and presenting ourselves to others, there is little room for vulnerability. We hide what makes us vulnerable, and sometimes it’s necessary in order to stay sane. Hiding physical and emotional weaknesses is a survival tactic; it has always been and probably always will be. However, our
Maeve Filbin | Thursday, December 7, 2017
With finals week fast approaching, students are preparing for a barrage of long nights, last minute cram sessions, impulsive snacking and accidental fasting. Anxiety will settle over campus like a thick fog, turning even the most prepared students into stress-induced zombies. Even though finals season is stressful, Diane Fox, the director of the Office for Student
Claire Rafford | Thursday, November 30, 2017
The Student Players, one of Notre Dame’s student-run acting groups, are presenting their fall production, consisting of three short, one-act plays. The show, “Even in Pieces: A One-Act Festival,” will focus on the issue of mental health, with the goal of increasing awareness of these issues at Notre Dame. Junior Alex Daugherty is the director
Show Some Skin | Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Last week, in the aftermath of the horrific attack in a Texan church, President Trump steered discussion from gun control by saying, “Mental health is your problem here.” After the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, Paul Ryan argued, “The common theme with these types of shootings is mental illness.” In 2012, following the mass shooting at
Letter to the Editor | Monday, October 9, 2017
While it is undeniably heartening to hear a call for more clinical staff at the University Counseling Center (UCC), (“Lend a Hand to the UCC” Oct. 6, 2017 Observer Editorial), it also would be remiss to leave unacknowledged the University’s efforts to bolster the number of UCC mental health providers in recent years. In 2013 and
Nicholas Ottone | Monday, September 11, 2017
“Do you ever get the feeling that to know you more is to love you less?” This question neatly encapsulates this series’ well-developed themes of intimacy and fear, explored through every major character and their relationships. The character who expresses this existential anxiety claims eight last names because her fathers are in a committed gay
Alexandra Muck | Friday, September 8, 2017
Every semester, the University Counseling Center (UCC) hosts several student support groups ranging from the “International Student Support Group” to “Not the Perfect Family” to the “Social Anxiety Group.” “It’s a way for people with a specific issue or problem to get support from one another and to find ways of coping,” Peter Barnes, a psychologist
Gary Caruso | Friday, August 25, 2017
Summer is supposed to be our romanticized season of outdoor fun, vacations and relaxation — a time of fragrant meadows full of flowers with flickering fireflies and floating butterflies. However, on one of those idyllic days, my Facebook account exploded with the sad chatter that a Notre Dame classmate succumbed to a bout of depression.
Gina Twardosz | Thursday, March 2, 2017
As part of Love Your Body Week, alumna Lisa Clarkson spoke about her struggle with the eating disorder she had during her time as a student at Saint Mary’s. Clarkson said she was diagnosed with anorexia, accompanied by occasional bulimic symptoms. “About eight years ago, a medical professional first diagnosed me with an eating disorder,”
Letter to the Editor | Monday, February 6, 2017
The great irony of learning a new language is that you know you sound slightly “off” (read: horrible), yet you still have to practice to improve. To me, speaking Spanish as a non-native speaker often seems frustrating and silly, but in this sense, I believe I am like the typical Notre Dame student — afraid