[Anonymous]

I'm 18 years old and will hopefully be starting uni in September 2012, however I have only just recovered from depression. My depression was pretty bad during which time I was self harming and also developed an eating disordered. However being 'recovered' does not mean I don't have doubts about my mental well-being as I do still experience some suicidal, self harming and depression type thought. As September gets ever nearer I am becoming more anxious about the move to a new life and often fear that the stress will become too much for me and I will fall back to the trap of self harm. As I have said before I do have doubts about whether I am fully recovered from depression and I am just a bit scared that the problem will resurface at uni and interfere with my course. Has anyone any thoughts on steps I could take in order to lessen he risk for myself during my time a Uni?

[AndroidLight]

Have you got people you can fall-back on? Ideally in uni you'll meet at least a fair few people to keep you strong, but it may not always be so and it'd be a good idea to have some people there for you should you need it and generally keep you upbeat.

[Anonymous]

(Original post by AndroidLight)
Have you got people you can fall-back on? Ideally in uni you'll meet at least a fair few people to keep you strong, but it may not always be so and it'd be a good idea to have some people there for you should you need it and generally keep you upbeat.

I will be going to uni on my own, as I don't know anyone who will be going to Edge Hill University. Also I will be pretty far from home as I live in North Wales, so that will be pretty hard. I am also scared I won't make any friends in Uni, which could really effect my health as I would get pretty lonely after about a week with no one to talk to. However this does not mean that if I were to make friends I would be their responsibility as really all I need is company.

[shuttermagic]

Hi I think its normal that you are worrying about going to university and what it will be like, and given everything you must have been through I think you should be really pleased with where you are now in life.

Going to university will be a new experience and is challenging for a lot of people; some people settle in to uni really quickly, others need more time. If you do find you are starting to relapse or just feel down and would like a bit of help then there will be a lot of support you will be able to get from your university. The university counselling service will always be there for you as long as you are a student, should you need it and you will be able to contact your family and friends back home too.

My advice would be to try not to dwell on it too much (as hard as that probably sounds) because it could be that the more you think about the bad possibilities of going to university then the more anxious you are going to make yourself before you've even got there.

Also if you're going into halls at uni you will find that you will meet a lot of people and probably end up talking to a lot more people than you imagined too. Friends may not come straight away, but they will most likely come, and like I said there will always be people you can talk too.

Try to keep an open mind.
xx

[Anonymous]

(Original post by shuttermagic)
Hi I think its normal that you are worrying about going to university and what it will be like, and given everything you must have been through I think you should be really pleased with where you are now in life.

Going to university will be a new experience and is challenging for a lot of people; some people settle in to uni really quickly, others need more time. If you do find you are starting to relapse or just feel down and would like a bit of help then there will be a lot of support you will be able to get from your university. The university counselling service will always be there for you as long as you are a student, should you need it and you will be able to contact your family and friends back home too.

My advice would be to try not to dwell on it too much (as hard as that probably sounds) because it could be that the more you think about the bad possibilities of going to university then the more anxious you are going to make yourself before you've even got there.

Also if you're going into halls at uni you will find that you will meet a lot of people and probably end up talking to a lot more people than you imagined too. Friends may not come straight away, but they will most likely come, and like I said there will always be people you can talk too.

Try to keep an open mind.
xx

Thank You I guess you've made me see the situation in a new light. I will look up the counselling services available to students at my university so that I have a back up plan if needed . Thanks xx

[Anonymous]

(Original post by Anonymous)
I will be going to uni on my own, as I don't know anyone who will be going to Edge Hill University. Also I will be pretty far from home as I live in North Wales, so that will be pretty hard. I am also scared I won't make any friends in Uni, which could really effect my health as I would get pretty lonely after about a week with no one to talk to. However this does not mean that if I were to make friends I would be their responsibility as really all I need is company.

I'm going there and I also have anxiety issues. I have the same worries as you, I don't know anyone and I don't think I'll make friends. I'm not really a social person, so I'm not likely to be at the clubs or anything either... What course have you applied to do?

[jazzykinks]

Hiya I've got severe depression as well and I'm currently going to start second year in Sept. I totally know what you mean. The best thing to do is inform the uni. They don't suffocate you or put pressure on you but they do give you support if you ask for it.