UNSW Counselling (1 Viewer)

[halpplz]

Hi all, using a throwaway account for personal reasons. Firstly, some background on my situation:

I'm a first year student at UNSW entering second sem next week. Towards the end of the sem, my gf of four years decided to cheat on me with some guy she just met her uni. It's a long story but the break-up was very very ugly. I didn't cope well but after digging deep, I did quite well in my final exams.

I'm still hung on it and I'm afraid that it affect my performance during this semester and beyond. I have friends to lean on but with uni back on, everyone is busy and I'm scared of falling into a bout of depression.

So I'm asking you guys whether I should see a counsellor at uni to keep my head in check? Has anyone attended a counselling session at UNSW and found it useful? Will it help me?

 

[anomalousdecay]

Sorry to hear about your situation.

You can go to a counsellor if you like, and they keep everything anonymous.

However, I would say that uni is a good thing to get your mind off it. But imo I would recommend you going to see a counsellor at uni, then going about first few weeks of uni, then seeing if you can cope for the whole semester to see if you may want to reduce your workload or not.

But imo, having a high workload will help yourself get over it quicker and in a better way than letting it get a hold of you and leaving you more stressed out.

 

[cub3root]

need help hiding the body?

 

[D94]

I don't think anyone here can fully understand your situation so you are better off doing as much as possible and seeking as much assistance and/or support as possible, instead of us second guessing your situation.

 

[cub3root]

I don't think anyone here can fully understand your situation so you are better off doing as much as possible and seeking as much assistance and/or support as possible, instead of us second guessing your situation.

3K posts, congrats D94

 

[nerdasdasd]

3K posts, congrats D94

Wanna get banned ?

 

[nerdasdasd]

Hi all, using a throwaway account for personal reasons. Firstly, some background on my situation:

I'm a first year student at UNSW entering second sem next week. Towards the end of the sem, my gf of four years decided to cheat on me with some guy she just met her uni. It's a long story but the break-up was very very ugly. I didn't cope well but after digging deep, I did quite well in my final exams.

I'm still hung on it and I'm afraid that it affect my performance during this semester and beyond. I have friends to lean on but with uni back on, everyone is busy and I'm scared of falling into a bout of depression.

So I'm asking you guys whether I should see a counsellor at uni to keep my head in check? Has anyone attended a counselling session at UNSW and found it useful? Will it help me?

You should see a counsellor if you think it'll help you resolve your problems.

Just go for a few sessions and see how it goes

 

[cub3root]

Wanna get banned ?

m8

 

[kalstar]

It probably would help you. You never know till you've tried it, everyone's different.

 

[RenegadeMx]

only time can heal your pain.

 

[BLIT2014]

It's worth a try I suppose, many people find talking to nonobjective third parties helps?

 

[madharris]

Hi all, using a throwaway account for personal reasons. Firstly, some background on my situation:

I'm a first year student at UNSW entering second sem next week. Towards the end of the sem, my gf of four years decided to cheat on me with some guy she just met her uni. It's a long story but the break-up was very very ugly. I didn't cope well but after digging deep, I did quite well in my final exams.

I'm still hung on it and I'm afraid that it affect my performance during this semester and beyond. I have friends to lean on but with uni back on, everyone is busy and I'm scared of falling into a bout of depression.

So I'm asking you guys whether I should see a counsellor at uni to keep my head in check? Has anyone attended a counselling session at UNSW and found it useful? Will it help me?

As previously mentioned, no one here knows the full details of your situation. It is great that you're considering help and I encourage you to get all the help and support that you need. I would recommend that you see the counsellor as they can help you with preventative measures for mental illnesses such as depression. If it doesn't help then you can stop whenever you want, but it may be beneficial for you to try a few sessions and see how you go. They may also be able to help with things such as your organisational skills if things actually do get bad, and even refer you to people that may be more beneficial for your situation.


All the best