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In the article, “Simple Ways to Optimize Your Mental Health While in College,” Michael Schroeder offers a list of ways students can protect (1) themselves from the academic and social demands of college.
Schroeder encourages students to pay attention to their own mood and feelings and emphasizes that getting help early for problems like anxiety and depression is very important. He says, “You needn’t be diagnosed with a mental health condition to benefit from taking steps to improve your psychological well-being”. (2)
One of the steps you can take, he says, is exercise. He explains that endorphins and other natural chemicals from exercise can improve our mood and make us feel good.(4) Furthermore, he says, not exercising can cause weight gain, which can also affect mental health.
According to Schroeder, what you eat is also important, since diet affects mood and anxiety. He warns students against quick fixes, like tobacco, alcohol, and drugs to boost mood. He says these can result in bigger problems later.
Schroeder recommends mindfulness and meditation to help with uncomfortable situations and self-isolating behavior. He says mindfulness involves focusing on the present moment: “Bringing awareness, acceptance, self-compassion, curiosity, and just noticing non-judgmentally those internal experiences as they’re arriving”.（3） This, he says, is a good way to process difficult experiences or feelings. Loving-kindness meditation, which he says is similar, is a practice by which we focus on positive experience and people and send thoughts and wishes to those we love.
Schroder argues that it is important to have outlets for coping with feelings and experiences, and for this he recommends journaling. Also important, he says, is developing a network of social support – good friends and family – and staying in touch with them while avoiding people who are unsupportive. According to Schroeder, not having a good social network put us at risk(5), and research shows that those who are socially connected are mentally and physically healthier. He suggests scheduling family activities(6) on our “to-do” list.
Insufficient sleep, says Shroeder, can negatively affect brain function and even awaken any genetic predisposition to mental illness; therefore, he emphasizes, it is very important to keep enough quality sleep.
Finally, Schroeder encourages students to become involved in activities that give their lives meaning and purpose, such as volunteering to help others. He says experts claim that this is a very effective way to improve mental well-being.
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