…and end up confused.
Check out our article here: https://medium.com/@biancadatta/mental-health-at-mit-54b7d0b68f75
We were expanding upon these Boston Globe articles:
- http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/16/suicide-rate-mit-higher-than-national-average/1aGWr7lRjiEyhoD1WIT78I/story.html
- http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/01/third-mit-student-commits-suicide-this-school-year/TxljHhCHGQIROChsA5JoqI/story.html
- http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/06/mit-freshman-dies-eighth-death-school-community-last-year/P3DueFWGsMXXRdnskOTuIM/story.html
- http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/16/mit-students-open-about-stress/dS61oA5tiKqjvVsJ5VZRAL/story.html
Really interesting, and I think this is a topic that could use lots of explaining. I was thinking about mental health at MIT too, and I chose to come at it from a totally different angle. Now I’m curious–what do both of you think about the slogan “We all struggle together”?
Thanks for the comment! As for the slogan, I really dislike it – I think it indicates that if you aren’t struggling then you’re not “doing it right” and that you should constantly be at your breaking point . Vivian (not to speak for her, she would probably put it more eloquently) think that it highlights the idea that we’re all in this together and that no one individual should feel like they are the only one struggling.
I think you both have very valid points! I feel so strongly that no one should feel like they’re the only one having a hard time, but also that no one should feel like they have to sacrifice their happiness on some kind of altar of productivity. Sometimes I just want to take some giant sidewalk chalk and scrawl “It’s OK to need help” or “You’re not alone” over all the sidewalks on campus.