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Who am I... existential question I've been asking myself the better part of three
decades, however I can sum it up
is that I am a transfer student and today I'm a political psychologist
talking to transfer students. I went on to get a quick a PhD and
currently work is a clinical psychologist at the University of
California Santa Barbara
account its urging prices type thing come in same day
walkin callin I let us know that you need somehow really it starts with
calling up and ask to speak to a psychologist
and taking that risk if you think it's a big risk a lot people need a long night
so PC a friend that struggling don't be afraid to say something and you might
maker
really big difference in their academic career and if you're willing to call
yourself if you're struggling with something
you may make a really big difference in now your life we have a mental health
care program which doesn't involve you make an appointment with anybody has
come in and talk to a student like yourself get some good information
just in a massage chair for 15 minutes relax a little bit and I leave slightly
lighter
then we came I often get the question
if I sign up at camp if I go in for psychotherapy does that mean I'm crazy
MI broken
into my answer is No I am
sure some people have I am some
clinical depression were a
a serious know how tissue that they're struggling with and that requires
medication
put a lot of folks are struggling with depression or anxiety were relationship
issues
or conflict in a way that I certainly wouldn't call them broken
I would call them in need and to that and I like to think oh
all of this is having psychological issues have some kind or another
are kinda like farting if you
deny that you park your life every body parts
earnings normal I mean psychological issues is normal
on how you do with those psychological issues is another matter entirely
some people like you just deal with it on their own and that might take a
little while
some people like to deny that they have in canada she's doing on
we'll see how that works out for them other people might wanna just escape
their issues altogether distract themselves completely in
K alright but when those things are working coming in to talk to a
professional like myself is a really nice way to
I am have the courage to confront waves
because we all got it it's just what you want to do sometime
the here and now hi he is seriously impacted by then and there
your childhood your mother dad things that happen to you a long time ago
but especially account seems like services we have a brief model
focus on so we really like to target what's most important to you
what's here what's now and what's gonna
push you forward the most you might be wondering what is going to really
insurer your success the transfer student and
to that and I might say could bring help I think alike balance
although that may sound a little cliche at times
but I think that good like balance is a key in what I mean by that is let's
break that down a little bit
like am how much are you prioritizing your academic
you put that above all else and put under pressure on yourself for you
actually
contextualizing than that yes I'm a student right now that is my main job
function/
but I am not the only issue I'm also a friend
I'm also a lover I'm also a partier I'm also
a guy that likes some time alone in nature for
I remember a woman I that likes to dance for do something else
I'm so I really want the whole love you here on campus
if I mean really look at what's going to maximize your function research shows
that
anything more than 50 hours a week care pushing toward sixty
you're gonna have diminished returns and how much you actually getting down
if you're working more than 55 60 hours a week you're gonna see your
on our productivity drop dramatically
optimum functioning is between 40 and 50
which can help you being that good student I'm not an awesome soon for one
quarter that gets an anxiety disorder and then asked to drop out later on and
that's an exaggerated example but it does happen
on but what is going to allow you to I'm
function at a high level consistently across your career here
I mean really that's what we're talking about here good brain
function now let's talk about some strategies to optimize your intellectual
emotional functioning your brain
help optimizing your your overall functioning your
much emotional intellectual functioning is going to be easiest if you feel like
you belong here on this campus
belong here means finding some sort of community and I would encourage you to
be
intentional about the way you select your community
we're hanging out with how you're spending your time as a transfer student
you can have to make some
extra efforts to find people that are interested in similar things that you
are
I they like to do similar things that are not just academically related but
maybe
acted what kinda on D-day exercise here would physical activity
you get because that is actually the endorphins that are released when you're
doing actual physical exercise particular
cardio matches weightlifting cardio
I'm that his really good for increasing your mood
increase your metabolism and your overall physical health
your diet is important and you should not not meet the cheeseburgers
I'm but you should be intentional about how many cheeseburgers you reading
verses how many salary
hasn't damp I'm drinking is another big one
other substances as well I would recommend been very intentional
about what substance use you do cap taking a moment
even at the moments when your no stress even when you have a deadline
even when you got three hours to rate at 10 page paper to you
put off all court /url on on you still have one or two minutes
to you were breathing and refocusing exercise
and I think that we can actually close with an example
this can be done pretty much anywhere go ahead and put your hands on your knees
trying to your spine to be somewhat straight
how much easier close your eyes right now
really with some intention think about how you want
time to go how you want II yourself to be thinking
after debris so go ahead
antique heel on slow
teacher you
will do just a moment exhale
slowly
intake
another breath
lil bit deeper a little bit slower and one
all the little bit longer and exhale
just a little bit slow
but on I don't depicted
ok we're very seriously very good to thank you so much for being
my button yeah I actually made my closet here
I'm I I thank you good I
to begin parts really quite rough and then as you get further into it
especially to be intentional about
you develop in each you can we be true
and the big burn which they're all really had and levy
and being about the literally going to hell the
the firefighters in nineteen Tanner so in
forest in the firefighters fires coming at them literally freight train and how
they cope and went a little
mining tunnels and stuff is the book that all the classes going to be
reasonable camp
I am I pleased to be the person to tell you this that most likely your college
experience will not include this equipment especially people get some
rain
get some rain the IBM
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