Coping with Grief

Grieving is a part of life. It is a necessary process to go through while someone dear has left us behind.

When death took away someone dear, you probably may have a mixed feelings of:

Shock
Confusion
Denial
( You may tell yourself, "It's not true. This can't be happening!")
Anger
Sadness
Guilt
Hopelessness

It is perfectly normal for you to mourn and cry. You may feel depress for a while. You can seek out for some caring friends, who could understand your feelings of loss and share your pain. Expressing your feelings to others would also help you to overcome the grieving process.

Look for professional help when necessary: If your grief seems too overwhelming, seek for professional help (e.g. talk with your counsellor). Seeking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness.

p.s.: Please check out our PsyBites notice board (Outside Lecture Theatre)
for more information on "Coping with Grief".



For further reading, please visit:
Psychology Today - Grief
BBC - Bereavement
Helpguide.org - Support for Grieving and Bereavement

PsyBites!

Watch out for PsyBites! Because it bites!


p.s.: For more information, please check out Berjaya UCH notice board.

Mental Health Awareness Campaign

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental Health America has been celebrating "May is Mental Health Month" since year 1949.

This year, Student Counseling Services Unit at Berjaya UCH would like join the celebration of mental health month to raise awareness of mental wellness among our students.



Take a stress test or a depression screener at Live Well! website, (main theme of Mental Health Awareness Month 2011)

Link:
Look around the campus for more exciting activities, educational posters, free brochures this month.

What's happening in our Mental Health Awareness Campaign

Week 1: Promoting Mental Health Awareness Month
(Yes, posters are everywhere in our campus now).

Week 2: All about adjustment
(As we grow, and we need to adjust to our surroundings accordingly.
Learn how to adjust yourself in a healthy and positive way.)

Week 3: Depression
(What is depression? Is "emo-ing" depression? Is it right to feel sad sometimes?)

Week 4: Coping with Stress
(Stress, stress, stress. Learn how to cope with your stress.)
**Workshop available, learn how to cope with your stress and have a hands-on experience of relaxation technique with our in-house counseling psychologist. Registration required. **

Week 5: Counseling Awareness Week (till June)

Relationship Talk

Click for more information (bigger resolution).

P.s.: Due to time constraint for this short semester, the next talk would be held on 2nd of March, focusing on handling study stress.

2011

Happy new year!

Welcome back! :) The campus had been quiet for a while without you. Yes, we worked throughout your holiday. Some of the staff also had a short break as well. Anyway, it is good to have you back to the campus.

This is the beginning of a new year, as year 2010 passed by, the first week of year 2011 passed by too. The new students had their orientation week in the first week of year 2011. Have you ever wonder why year 2010 passed by so quickly and what had you done in year 2010? Gasp!

Did you take some time to reflect on year 2010?

To kick-start the new year with more exciting activities, Student Counseling Services planned a series of workshops and talks to help you grow (inner growth, we mean, sorry that we really can't do much about the physical part~)

In January: Small Groups (Group Therapy)

1) Reflection of Life, Planning a New Beginning
(suitable for anybody who wishes to have a new start and aims to have a more purposeful life).

2) Self-Discovery
(Learning more about yourself in a fun way).

In January: Talk

Love, from the Psychological Perspective
(Back by popular demand, learn more about love).








In February: Talk

Relationship: Why do People Breakup and
How to Maintain a Good Relationship

(Love talk. Part II. Learn more about maintaining a good relationship.
It is not about Boy-Girl Relationship only.)

In February: Workshop

Mentors (Peer Counselors) Training: Level II
(For those who have attended basic mentoring training)

In March: Talk

Coping with Stress
Learn how to manage your stress better.

In March: Workshop

Mentors (Peer Counselors) Training Level I
We are looking for more students who are willing to help others by lending others their listening ears. Equip yourself with basic counseling skills training and learn how to help others effectively.

If you are interested, please contact Ms. Coral.
Email: coral@berjaya.edu.my or coralcounselor@gmail.com


For more information, please contact your counselor at Department of Student Services.

Stress?

Hey, guys.

How's your study and preparation for exam? Hope everyone of you is doing well. Strive for the best for your exam. It will pay off someday.

It may not be the first time you sit for an exam (the first time maybe was in kindergarten, right?). Yet, some of us still feel very nervous before going into exam hall and sit for our exam. You may still feel your heart pounding faster, dizzy, or stomach cramp. Underlying all these symptoms, it is stress.

Stress, is not necessary bad. Each one of us need some trials and positive stresses to help us grow, motivate us to do better. Imagine a life without stress... Everything would be peaceful, everything would not worry you anymore; you don't have to worry about your stress anymore. After a while, life would be absolutely boring.

One way to combat stress is to learn how to cope with it. There are so many alternatives which you can search for, by using Google. However, I always think the most important part is our attitude. Think positively, have faith in yourself, and take it as a challenge. If you need help, seek help from your family members, friends, and even from Dept. of Student Services :) why not?

We are all created in a way which we need to work and rest in our lives. To achieve the optimum level of happiness, we need to work diligently and rest well. (e.g. an example of resting more than enough is to sleep for 12 hours a day and feel dizzy and sick after you wake up.)

I know preparing for an exam is tough (I've been there too ^^, it'll be over after 1-2 week(s)
Yet, don't forget to: Eat Well, Sleep Well, Worry Less, and Try Your Best.

Last but not least,
A fun thing I suggest you to do~*
Check your stress level HERE: Cohen's Stress Scale

With Big Hug,
your college counselor
Coral

Counseling Services are available full time now.

Hi, guys.

Counseling services are available again. It means, we could start to discuss about your career profile, conduct some counseling sessions together. For those who missed something last semester or new students, e.g. mentor-mentee training workshop, we will conduct the training again this semester. (p.s. New mentors needed. For those who are interested, please come and look for me), then you may use this badge in your blog/website/FB after the training session:

Special badge for mentors.


This also means that from now on, you could book your appointment online or drop me an e-mail, or look for me in Department of Student Services. Student Counseling Unit will to conduct some exciting talks this semester: combating study stress, personality, psychological talks, etc (we may also try to re-conduct the 'Love: from the psychological perspective' talk again for the juniors, as your seniors loved it and recommend to conduct it again, and they're looking forward for the part 2.) You could suggest some interesting topics as well. :)

If you feel that you need someone to talk to,
a listening ear is always there for you,
preparing to hear what is going on in your life,
what you heart may have been trying to tell you.
We will walk the journey together,
a nourishing journey of personal growth.



Sessions will be conducted by well-trained and equipped professional counselor.
(Private and confidential)