Awareness of the mental health crisis in recent years is slowly crawling its way through different forms of media, including “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, catching the attention of audiences everywhere. While the issue seems to be affecting teenagers in America at an increasingly concerning rate, the talk of what should be done to de-escalate and solve the matter is creating breakthroughs in the realm of mental health. While “Everything Everywhere All at Once” is up for best picture and has a bundle of 11 …
Self care: The way physical health affects mental health
Self care has many different shapes and sizes for all of us. Each and every person has different coping mechanisms when having mental health issues, including spa-like relaxation activities. “I might say shower and meditate. I literally sit and meditate while the water falls on me. I find that very relaxing.” Brandon Siciarz a philosophy major at PCC said. “I do not see a therapist. I do believe that meditation provides values that could also be found in therapy. However true therapy probably has additional …
Did you know about PCC’s after-hours mental health hotline?
Pasadena City College has a broad array of mental health services available to its students on campus, and a hotline that is now available after the operational hours of the personal counseling office. Those needing help before 9 a.m. and after 4 p.m. on a weekday and assistance on the weekends are directed to call the PCC after hours mental health crisis hotline to be connected to a mental health professional. Students are encouraged to contact the hotline, or reach out to a personal counselor …
PCC’s Personal Counseling embraces next phase of student support
This story has been updated to accurately reflect statements made by Jason Vasquez. Zoom fatigue—it’s the idea that the sudden shift to virtual conferences has a more taxing toll on one’s mental health than in-person meetings. Home offices and bedrooms have been converted to makeshift workspaces, blurring the boundaries between work and personal life. As California moves into its ninth week in quarantine, the shock of the transitional period is weaning off for some. However, PCC’s Personal Counseling department is prepared for the emotional effects …
5 easy steps to mellow your room
Since being stuck at home, a lot of people have shared the sudden urge to completely rearrange the layout of their rooms. If you can relate to that feeling well look no further, here are 5 easy steps to help find your zen. 1. Deep Cleaning The most important step when it comes to maintaining a nice room is to always clean. Cleaning is a hassle, but the end result is the best feeling. Deep cleaning allows you to have a more clean and healthy …
PCC gains grant to add more mental health services
Pasadena City College will expand its array of mental health services to students after being awarded a $400,000 grant, according to the December College Council meeting.
PCC has tissues for all your health issues
Students crowd tables full of prizes, pamphlets and informative speakers. A man hula hoops to promote exercising while others practice yoga on brightly colored mats. The quad is filled with tables, umbrellas and students speaking to booth representatives.
‘Dear Evan Hansen’: exploiting tragedy
There is a mental health crisis in this country. It is scary, wide-reaching, and deadly. And, just like every other crisis, people are capitalizing at the expense of others.
‘Fuck, I’m eighteen, this is it, I’m dead’
Content Warning: mentions of gore, death and combat I was eighteen, less than a year out of high school and in a remote village in the Arghandab River Valley in Southern Afghanistan. I was less than a month into a yearlong deployment and I found myself shoveling up the brain matter and skull fragments of a buddy who had killed himself.
PRO/CON: Appeal against overturning physician-assisted suicide law
On May 21, California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra filed an appeal against Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Ottolia’s ruling overturning the state’s physician-assisted suicide law. Should this have been done? Two of our staff writers weigh in on the issue.