{"id":12394,"date":"2020-02-17T17:53:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T17:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/2020\/02\/17\/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-during-your-studies\/"},"modified":"2020-11-24T12:04:23","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:04:23","slug":"taking-care-of-your-mental-health-during-your-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/cy\/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-during-your-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Care of your Mental Health during your Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You have probably heard it time and time again, but I will\nsay it one more time \u2013 the importance of your mental health cannot be\nunderstated. This is why during your studies it is so necessary to feel\nsupported and part of the extensive community of students right here in\nCardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although university can be, and mostly is, a hugely exciting\ntime of learning, socialising and discovering new things, it can also feel\nisolating and lonely at times. The good thing is that you are certainly not\nalone and there are guaranteed to be a load of people experiencing the exact\nsame thoughts and feelings as you. When workload stresses, personal issues or\nanything at all crop up, there are number of services you can access as a\nstudent to help you overcome these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The university has its very own counselling and wellbeing\nservice, plus heaps of online self-help and advice resources. Appointments are\navailable all throughout the week with a number of options available to suit\nyou. 15-minute drop-in appointments are run daily as well as 90-minute\ntherapeutic consultations which can be booked after completing an online\nself-referral questionnaire. After these, you will work with a councillor to\ncome up with the best plan of action to move forward with. All university\ncounselling services are free of charge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every student is also allocated a personal tutor who is\nusually a lecturer from your academic school. Personal tutors are always there\nfor you as a first point of contact for any concerns that may be impacting your\nstudies \u2013 whether that be personal or academic. They may be able to help you\ndirectly, but if not, will direct you to someone that can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One useful app I also recently came across is the TalkCampus\napp. This is essentially a mental health peer support network in which you can\nchat to fellow students all across the world who are experiencing the same\nstruggles as you. On the app you will remain anonymous and have the option to\nchat at any time; day or night. Similar to this, the university has a dedicated\nteam of student wellbeing champions who are trained to provide practical help\nto fellow students. These run numerous social meet-up groups and sessions\ndesigned to support you.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, sometimes it is simply small lifestyle changes that\nare needed to see monumental improvements to our mental wellness. Joining the\ngym and devising a healthy eating plan although may not seem much, can make a\nhuge difference to your mood. For me, going to the gym is as equally about my\nphysical health as it is about my mental, and so I make sure to take time out\nof my week, even if it is just an hour or two, to put on some tunes and to work\na sweat. Even just going for a walk around the beautiful Bute Park gives me an\nescape from the hustle and bustle of the city for a little while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So ultimately, just because you are away from home, and\npossibly away from your closest support network (especially during your first\nyear), it certainly doesn\u2019t mean you are alone. Mental wellbeing is a high\npriority at Cardiff University and there will always be people here to listen\nand support you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like any further information, feel free to\nleave a comment below and I will get right back to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You have probably heard it time and time again, but I will say it one more time \u2013 the importance of your mental health cannot be understated. This is why […]","protected":false},"author":1499,"featured_media":10424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[717,245,714,718],"tags":[1262,1263,897,1224,1264,1265],"class_list":["post-12394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-for-students-cy","category-living-away-from-home-cy","category-student-life-cy","category-top-tips-cy","tag-counselling-cy","tag-healthcare-cy","tag-help-cy","tag-mental-health-cy","tag-mental-wellbeing-cy","tag-support-cy"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12396,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12394\/revisions\/12396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}