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Blog » Freshman Year of College: Danger Zone for Mental Health
Freshman Year of College: Danger Zone for Mental Health
This is me in a mattress race in the spring of 1979
I had my first major depressive break in 1979 as a freshman at the University of Notre Dame. This Psychology Today blog I wrote titled Freshman of College: Danger Zone for Mental Health seems to resonate with many.
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