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Originally Posted by troutman
The mental health crisis on campus
Canadian students feel hopeless, depressed, even suicidal
http://www.macleans.ca/education/uni...sis-on-campus/
One need only to look at the results of a 2011 survey of 1,600 University of Alberta students to know something is very wrong. About 51 per cent reported that, within the past 12 months, they’d “felt things were hopeless.” Over half felt “overwhelming anxiety.” A shocking seven per cent admitted they’d “seriously considered suicide,” and about one per cent had attempted it. These problems aren’t unique to U of A. “It’s across all of North America,” says Robin Everall, provost fellow for student mental health.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilt...rvey-1.1200815
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I'd wager to guess most students feel "hopeless anxiety" right before exams. I know myself and 99% of people knew felt that four times a year at university (Mid-terms and finals, two semesters). So yes, over half of students feeling that way is not entirely surprising to me. Waves of students have felt that for years.