<p>Whenever I start feeling down I just go out to the beach. I go to UCSB so Im right on the beach.</p>
<p>But other then that I recommend keeping yourself busy. Like exercising or finding a new hobby.</p>
<p>I seriously doubt that 44% of college students are legitimately depressed, especially if doing things like going to a club meeting or thinking about how they could be that homeless guy that hangs out on the corner immediately cures their "depression".</p>
<p>people these are lying to themselves. i see groups of people laughing and smiling and chatting...and i know that they're putting up a show (especially girls)...why lie to urselves...if u're not happy then express it rather than covering it up with false smiles...</p>
<p>so, the happy people (compared to those delusioned multitude of comformist to modernity) are those that appear unhappy..</p>
<p>It's all about expectations. I remember hearing a month or two ago that college students today are more narcissistic than ever. Being self-centered will only lead to eventual depression.</p>
<p>I forget the exact wording, but I remember on The OCs graduation episode, one of the speaker said something along the lines of there is no one older than a high school senior and no one younger than a college freshman. </p>
<p>That quote describes my transition into college.</p>
<p>My freshman year of college, I was coked up on so many meds I was emotionless. I was able to bounce back by learning some humility. I was the perfect high school kid, and in college, I had the slap in the face opportunity to realize that I was far from perfect.</p>
<p>I agree with chocoman up there</p>
<p>Focus on doing things for the less-fortunate. It's amazing how your own troubles seem miniscule in comparison.</p>
<p>sauron you sound like ur extremely happy</p>
<p>You're right sauron. Girls are fake. In fact all of them are depressed. Half the pop. That's why the Phych major leads to the most jobs!!!!!!!</p>
<p>There's no secret on how to stay happy. It's right in front of everyone's faces. Drink, party, go Greek or join an organization that will give the same effect.</p>
<p>The reason why so many college people get depressed isn't because happiness can't be found, it's because the image of happiness is constantly being shoved in their faces. The smaller (or larger, depending on your school) group of people that is having fun for all to see is what causes everyone else to feel unhappy with themselves. Especially if you're already particularly stressed out by school or career planning.</p>
<p>It's analogous to girly magazines with gorgeous/skinny models on the front making average girls feel bad about themselves. It's like when average students go into the chances forum and see all the Ivy candidates with mindblowing stats, except in this case it's always in front of them.</p>
<p>charizard, thank u. i know that i'm always right. always.</p>
<p>doctorsboy, yes. i'm truly happy because i have tremendously high self-esteem. i'm not a guy who wails about his social problems in forums asking people for advice. I'M the advice-giver; i never condescend to ask for advice on personal matters cuz i'm too mighty and strong.</p>
<p>HELP! OH FORUM-ELDERS HELP ME TO FIND A NEW GIRLFRIEND! THE GIRL I WAS AFTER WASN'T INTERESTED AND I NEED ONE OF YOU KNOWLEDGABLE PEOPLE WITH 9,000 POSTS AND A STRONG SOCIAL LIFE TO GUIDE ME! </p>
<p>(...zzz...)</p>
<p>*charizard, i'm curious who this girlfriend is. is she (or i should say he) pikachu?? *</p>
<p>its either sleeping a day away just relaxing while maybe playing a video game, reading something not having to do with school like my comic books, writing, or collecting trading cards ....i hang with my friends too but sometimes you just dont want to hear about school and what classes are boring, or hard or the GPA someone has...
make sure you eat, DO NOT FORGET !! take a drive or walk somewhere anywhere jsut to feel free for a while, take vitamins, and maybe get a pet...I've had Ferrets at one time, a cat another time but had to give her away...and now i've got a dog, gets my attention gets meout of the house and out of school someone to look forward to being there for me who isnt going to worry about how much of a slacker i am at school work...=)</p>
<p>for me, it's all about fantasy baby:</p>
<p>the tops of towers of a distant city gleaming in the red sunlight
on an evening, a girl takes her piano lesson. a women out in the meadows is swingning gracefully with her hands tightly grasped by her lover--swinging round and round until they fall on the bed of flowers; an old man copies the masters of rubens, caravaggio, monet...
and yet, i am still obsessed with the distant city, that city of great ruins of the past tens of thousands of history...
i must not reach the object of my fascination.
may you forever be out of possibilities!</p>
<p>Whenever I sleep I wake up in a strange and alien land, baked in the sand by twin suns. From the ground wafts the sweet smell of collitas and I see in the distance a strange and most unnatural structure: an upside-down pyramid that extends miles-high into the sky. A spanish acoustical guitar strums in the background and packs of wild and intelegent horses roam the land. They are good company actually, and I prefer them to the company of men.</p>
<p>As I wander around this world I run into the last woman on earth and make love. Then I wake up in tears that I have lost my dream, but it is not without a reprieve for every night I dream dreams in the same place, and it is only a matter of hours before I return again!</p>
<p>I think it might be hard not to get depressed when going to college. It's a new and totally different experience, and that can be stressful for a lot of people. Depression stems from stress sometimes.</p>
<p>college: a whole world to discover! where do u get the time to be depressed?</p>
<p>*I walk around the garden, enjoying the sun, the cool breeze, the glowing sun-lit hills, the shades and its ivy growth companions.
I am a lonely man; a man without home, a family; a man who has lost everything. all he has is memory of the distant age, of my lover...even the locket of her which hangs around my neck is useless to me.</p>
<p>then suddenly i walks past a couple kissing and embracing.
i am so happy, so content to see this.
why am i infatuated with myself?
i will go to africa. yes, to africa where true love and true romance awaits me.
i will run through the vegetation, i will lift up the children and swing them round and round...beat on the drums and laugh like a cherub with those lovely simple-hearted folks...
l'afrique! la maison du jouir!!
*</p>
<p>^Where do you get this stuff? I need to read more so I can write better imagery...</p>
<p>well if you go to community its even worse because there's like no social life, people just coe=me and go, plus most of the people are older people and have kids, even worse if you hated high school and wanted to go to a university to make when you didn't have any in high school</p>
<p>I take joy in the simplicity of life, so whenever I'm down .. I do anything and make it fun for myself. LMAO, I know. It sounds corny, but when the littlest things get to you in college and things pile up, just do what you can to smile.</p>
<p>Personally, I make a fool of myself. That's lipsyncing on a chair, running around campus singing, dancing whenever I feel like it, and just generally making talk with friends.</p>
<p>Okay, so I'm a freak. XD</p>