Breaking up with my psychiatrist
I have never dealt well with change. My usual response to change is to curl into a ball and cease to function until I finally get used to my new reality.
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Time loss
Bear in Mind
My bed and I have a complicated, toxic love-hate relationship. Mental illness is exhausting and causes me to sleep a lot.
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UC Berkeley researchers find ‘very strong’ link between sleep trouble, anxiety
UC Berkeley researchers have found that lack of sleep predicts increases in anxiety levels up to 30%, while sufficient levels of sleep reduce stress.
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The myth of a work-life balance
Cal in Color
But the campus and its gatekeepers of all colors still seem to be failing to understand that no amount of special grants for student-parents will make the campus more diverse if the culture around supporting parenting people does not also shift in practice.
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End the cycle of sleeplessness: 4 ways to get better sleep
Whether it be due to stress, anxiety or unknown reasons, we’ve all been there, lying in bed for hours, hoping to fall asleep. Here’s how to sleep well.
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Schools should prioritize students’ mental health
Local and national trends indicate that the mental health epidemic is far from over. UC Berkeley recently announced a switch to a new health insurance provider with a less-than-stellar reputation for reimbursing mental health-related care.
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Music to my qu-ears
At nearly every moment in my life, music has been the water and the sunlight and the rich soil that sprouted this anxiety-riddled mess of a songstress. Music wove itself into my life, secured by all these little lessons I taught myself.
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Stop glorifying UC Berkeley’s workaholic stress culture
CAMPUS ISSUES: On this college campus, professors and administrators must encourage learning — not academic burnout
A recent tweet criticizing a UC Berkeley electrical engineering and computer sciences professor’s proposed 80-hour weekly academic workload has outraged many community members. But this incident is symptomatic of a larger issue: the toxic work culture on this campus. UC Berkeley is often stereotyped as the “workaholic” UC campus, and it’s time for the community to acknowledge how harmful that title really is.
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At my knit’s end: How knitting helped me control my anxiety
Off the Beat
My semester of constant knitting taught me a lot about myself but most of all, it inspired me to look for more creative solutions to my everyday mental health issues.
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Making it through dead week
Off the Beat
Last semester, I did all my readings for one of my classes. I participated in class discussions, and I went above and beyond — surprising even myself — and found myself consistently in office hours. My work ethic made it seem like I had a steady grasp on the class. I understood
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