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Ranking places I’ve cried on Queen’s campus

Written on November 26, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

For the past few weeks, I’ve felt the existential dread of graduation creeping up my spine. I’m an overachiever who has never not had a plan—and for the first time in my life, I feel completely and utterly lost. My newfound anxiety had led me to a few embarrassing breakdowns on Queen’s campus....

Letting go of my fears of the world ending

Written on November 12, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

I spent my childhood waiting for the world to end. The idea that some big event could happen at any time and change my entire life was always in the back of my mind—and I had no say in the matter. As I got older, I shoved my world-ending anxiety down as much as I could. I did my best to only panic...

Why I lose all social finesse trying to work out at the ARC

Written on November 5, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

It seems as if every time I walk into the ARC to work out, I’m either a witness to or participant in a cringe-worthy social moment. After three years of this madness, I can’t tell if I’m the problem or if the ARC is cursed. I’m aware that, frequently, the discomfort I experience at the gym is all...

Overthinking is my Shakespearean tragedy

Written on October 7, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

Overthinking has absorbed my university life. I find myself bound by standards for and perceptions of myself—and sometimes it goes overboard. I refer to my overthinking as an “analysis curse.” I would over-analyze my own work and capabilities to the point where I’d lose myself in my thoughts and...

Learning to outrun anxiety

Written on June 29, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

A lot of people hate running. It’s not the easiest sport to like—it can feel boring, interminable, and even painful. However, growing up, my dislike of running went a bit deeper than most. I wasn’t an athletic kid. I had thick glasses by the first grade and spent my recesses inside furiously scribbling...

“Telling someone how you’re feeling can be lifesaving”: Student talks mental health

Written on September 9, 2019. Posted in News.

Leah Emily Duff’s life at Queen’s started much like any other student. She moved into Gordon Brockington House in September of 2017, hoping to major in psychology, but soon began to struggle with her mental and physical health. By the next year, Duff, ArtSci ’21, would be suffering from depression,...

Opening up about my silent struggles with mental illness

Written on October 4, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

Growing up, I was under the impression mental illness was the result of some trauma or difficult upbringing, leaving me safely unaffected. However, in grade 10, my doctor said I may have anxiety after I recovered from an 18-month-long undiagnosed stomach illness that led me to miss school. While it...

Barriers abound for students accessing mental health care on campus

Written on March 23, 2018. Posted in Features.

This article talks about mental health and may be triggering for some readers. Home to Student Wellness Services, the La Salle building sits at the very bottom of Queen’s campus, tucked away from the hustle and bustle of student life. La Salle is home to Health, Counselling and Accessibility Services...

The battle against mental illness

Written on October 8, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

The writer’s name was omitted due to the sensitivity of the content. I can’t remember a time when mental illness wasn’t a part of my life. From a young age, depression and anxiety permeated almost every aspect of it. My play dates with friends regularly turned into crying fits; my younger sister...

Float on

Written on January 30, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

I found serenity buck-naked in a saltwater bathtub. I hadn’t been searching for any miracle stress remedy when a friend suggested we visit a flotation tank — a lightless pod in which the user floats alone in water — in the waning days of this year’s winter break. The idea had been spurred by a 2013...

Pressure on professors

Written on January 30, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Elaine Power Since 2004, I have been teaching HLTH 101 — Social Determinants of Health — here at Queen’s. The size of HLTH 101 was stable for many years at 400 and then 450 students, drawn from all over the University. In the summer of 2013, I received a frantic message from our undergraduate coordinator...

Gymtimidation jitters

Written on January 23, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Do you avoid the ARC at all costs? Does the thought of lifting weights in public make you cringe? Do you only exercise during off-peak hours? You may suffer from gymtimidation. The term was coined to describe the fear of working out in public. According to a 2014 survey in the UK’s Daily Mail, the...

Queen’s faces of mental illness: Overcoming OCD

Written on January 15, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

As part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Lifestyle featured personal stories from Queen’s students each day from Oct. 6-10. We’ll be continuing the initiative throughout the year with more stories. If you’re interested in submitting a story, please email journal_lifestyle@ams.queensu.ca. Going to...

The healing power of furry friends

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

When exam season strikes, nothing is more distracting and funny than cat memes on the Internet. But seeing a cat or dog in real life could actually help you focus more on your work. Your experience snuggling with a cocker spaniel or calico kitten is all part of the benefits associated with animal-assisted...

Tag: Anxiety

Ranking places I’ve cried on Queen’s campus

Letting go of my fears of the world ending

Why I lose all social finesse trying to work out at the ARC

Overthinking is my Shakespearean tragedy

Learning to outrun anxiety

“Telling someone how you’re feeling can be lifesaving”: Student talks mental health

Opening up about my silent struggles with mental illness

Barriers abound for students accessing mental health care on campus

The battle against mental illness

Float on

Pressure on professors

Gymtimidation jitters

Queen’s faces of mental illness: Overcoming OCD

The healing power of furry friends

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