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The Counseling Center provides or sponsors many programs and events focused on the emotional health and growth of college students.

Check the calendar for a complete listing of these activities, and make plans to attend them.

Topics covered include stress management, suicide prevention, healthy eating and body image, adjusting to college, and many more.

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TOP 10 WAYS TO BUILD RESILIENCE

Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity or stress.

  1. Make connections.  Accepting help and support from those who care about you and will listen to you strengthens resilience.

  2. Avoid seeing crises as insurmountable problems.  You can’t change the fact that highly stressful events happen, but you can change how you interpret and respond to these events.

  3. Accept that change is a part of living.  Accepting circumstances that cannot be changed can help you focus on circumstances you can alter.

  4. Move toward your goals.  Ask yourself: “What’s one thing I know I can accomplish today that helps me move in the direction I want to go?”

  5. Take decisive actions.  Act, rather than detaching completely from problems and wishing they would just go away.

  6. Look for opportunities for self-discovery.  People often learn something about themselves as a result of their struggle with loss.  This helps them better manage future negative events.

  7. Nurture a positive view of yourself.  Developing confidence in your ability to solve problems and trusting your instincts helps build resilience.

  8. Keep things in perspective.  Avoid blowing the event out of proportion.  Try to see the bigger picture.

  9. Maintain a hopeful outlook.  Try visualizing what you want, rather than worrying about what you fear.

  10. Take care of yourself.  Taking care of yourself helps to keep your mind and body primed to deal with situations that require resilience.

Adapted from the American Psychological Association, 2002.