This piece was written by an anonymous member of our editorial staff. Living with a mental illness does not look like a straight line. It doesn’t look like a graph that starts in the bottom left corner and goes up towards the right in a perfectly straight diagonal. You don’t start at the very bottom…
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” is already back in the top 50 on the music charts, as of Nov. 4 Starbucks holiday cups can be seen in students’ hands across campus and Christmas decorations are already in stores. With this being said, one of the biggest debates at the moment is…
I always knew that I was more stressed out than my friends, but I never understood why. Every time we had an exam, I would find myself throwing up or having extreme chest pain the night before and I just thought this was normal. I never thought that I could have an anxiety disorder. I…
My name is Courtney Cardenas, and I am a freshman here at the University of Rhode Island. Before I explain my concerns about Disability Services here, I do want to say that they are wonderful and they try to do the best they can to help students in need. With that in mind, my experience…
In between studying and doing homework, or procrastinating from doing so, we often find ourselves turning to Netflix to watch our favorite shows. With many genres that include countless shows, there are so many new shows to be introduced to, so here are some of our favorites and most popular at the moment. “Grey’s Anatomy”…
Last fall I was at the lowest point in my life. Major anxiety attacks occurred daily, I never went out, I hardly had a full night’s rest and my grades were dropping rapidly. There was a major lack of control over my life which I desperately needed. Yet with all the negativity and helplessness I…
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…