Throughout my life, I have heard people say, “I’m so OCD” or “That’s so OCD.” Unfortunately, there is a widespread misconception about what it actually means to have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 18. For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with OCD unknowingly. Because I…
For the majority of freshmen, course selection time is right around the corner! Students are scrambling to enroll in classes, schedule appointments with their advisor and find general education courses that will fulfill the outcomes that are needed. Forty total gen-ed credits are required for all University of Rhode Island students and there are 13…
The loss of a parent and being left with a single parent is one of the most overwhelming situations to be faced with as a teenager. It challenges the family unit and changes an entire lifestyle. The number of children living in a single parent home in the United States has climbed to over 20…
This is my story of overcoming and being empowered by my mental health. I will be the first to say that living with high anxiety and depression sucks. It is possibly the worst feeling in the world when the irrational voice in your own head is telling you your biggest insecurities and failures. If you…
Being a woman, since the dawn of time, has come with a lot of responsibilities. There are countless duties that come with being daughters, sisters, wives, being pregnant and trying so hard to be good mothers. On top of that, there is added pressure on us to be kind, soft spoken and put together at…
Our society today relies heavily on automobiles to transport us everywhere we go. As a student of the University of Rhode Island, I am aware that our campus is heavily populated with students and faculty flowing on and off campus every day. Many people at URI are angered at the inconvenience that the recent problem…
We live in an unfair world and that’s me being kind. More often than not, bosses and supervisors would rather find someone who doesn’t struggle with a mental illness and who doesn’t need accommodations or need to create that sense of ‘extra work.’ I am currently a senior psychology major on a pre-law track and…
My name is Samantha Hussey and I am a communicative disorders major. After graduate school, I plan to work as a speech and language pathologist with adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Through my involvement in Unified Physical Education programs and the University of Rhode Island’s chapter of Best Buddies Rhode Island, I can…
A new soup restaurant has opened in the Emporium this semester. The restaurant, aptly named Noodle Soup, features many soups to choose from. Soup can take many forms: Japanese ramen, New England clam chowder, Jewish matzah ball soup and Vietnamese pho to name a few. Soup seems almost like a religion, every culture has a…
I am an over thinker to the max and with every hospital stay comes an explanation as to why I was there. Do I tell them I had a stomach bug? A broken rib? Or tell the truth, that I had a manic episode? It is so easy to lie about your mental illness, because…