This is a great thread and EVERY university should have a mental health union, where students who are suffering mental health problems can get together and discuss their issues as well as making new friends from it! I am a mature student who started uni recently and I suffer low moods and anxiety. I haven't made any friends because of my shyness and due to the fact everyone is so much younger than me - it's an awful feeling to have and today when I came back, I had a cry because of the intense loneliness and isolation I am feeling and I also thought about cutting myself again too after 2 months of not self harming. It indicates to me that I am struggling a bit and probably will do for a while but I'm sure I will be ok down the line, but I wanted to finish by saying this: mental health at uni should be addressed and taken more seriously; there's a lot more young people struggling out there than you think!