I'm a student - I need some help...

marite
Sun, 31 May 2009 14:08:33 +0000

bcarvings:

Ask your GP for referrals to a specialist.
As for making good friends, you won’t make them if you sit by yourself, eat off campus, etc… Let’s hope that by the time school begins again, your depression will be under control.
To make friends, you have to begin making acquaintances. Join a table where there are already some people there; even if you don’t make the first move, chances are that some of them will say hello. Take it from there in a low-key fashion. Join small group activities rather than large anonymous events. Strike a conversation with some classmates, join a study group. My S made friends with someone who had been assigned to a study group; they just hit it off over problem sets!

But right now, deal with your depression. As others have said, it takes a while for the medication to take effect. Good luck,