Counseling Services at SCSU

4I) When I first came to Southern Connecticut State University, I faced a lot of new adjustment problems that I am sure many other new coming freshman felt. For the first couple of days, I had bad anxiety about a lot of new things and being able to make the necessary adjustments. I was afraid I was not going to be able to make any new friends and I was constantly worried about how others were going to perceive me. Another thing that consumed my mind was how my classes were going to be. Will they be too hard? Or will they be too easy? Will I like my professors? Feeling like I had no answers to any of these questions I decided to go to the Counseling Services here at Southern. The Counseling Service is located inside the Engleman building on the second floor.

Just the thought of going to counseling made me feel like there was something wrong with me and that this is not normal, that I should have just been able to make the change and be able to adjust to this new lifestyle. As I entered through the door into the Counseling Service office, I felt a sign of relief. The woman at the front desk was very welcoming to me and handed me a couple of papers I needed to fill out prior to talking to someone. The papers consisted of common questions about depression and so forth, mostly that were unrelated to what I was feeling. When I went into to talk to the counselor, I felt at ease. After telling her what was on my mind I felt a sense of relief. She completely understood and never judged me. I found out what I was feeling was common for freshman college students and that I shouldn't be so worried for everything will fall into place. I strongly recommend going to the Counseling Services if you have anything on your mind, no matter how big or small, I can guarantee they will be able to help you

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