Page 6 Daily Nebraskan 198 Ke -Br Monday, December 17, 1934 UNL counsekrr warns of Christmas stress By Barbara Coiaito Daily Nebraska!! Stflf Reporter AVENUE PLAZA J Nnp Orleans' Elegant Garden District 2111'St. Charles Avenue Deluxe accommodations with full size refrigerator and wet bar Free transportation to and from The fabulous Louisiana Superdome for the game . . JUST MINUTES AWAY! MIKVI TICKET SERVICE AVAILABLE 4 DAYS, 3 NIGHTS . . . $333.00 ISH" CALL TODAY TOLL FREE 1-800-535-9575 Ext. 3001 or 3015 Special Rates Extended for Additional Nights TPirmi ap n hp 'out BABY BQQmER;r ALL BJ An BP OUT B, S 1 L; E Ft S 0 Ft E E C3 EDITIONS k vv 1 x-tftzva t-T --rn t nr uliirfi flfffll "j unusually cold or hot aUoS time pr-A if " UI The additional stress of finals pression, Williams said and deadlines or heightened lone- Campus police have records liness brought on by the Christ- four cases of attempted sn,v iS drive a severely depressed person UNL police Investigator. WilliS to attempt suicide, according to and Byrns said they thought that Vern Williams, director of the number was low. UNL Counseling Center and pro- "A reasonable estimate might fessor of educational psychology, be double that," WTilliams said Rarely, however, does one event While in the general popuia- or series of events cause a person tion, statistics show that one in to commit suicide, Williams said, four people experiences abnor- "A person doesn't just get blue mal depression, Byrns said she for a week and try to commit sui- imagines about 50 percent of col- cide he said. lege students consider suicide Williams said he thinks there is It is difficult for college stu- an undiscovered biochemical in- dents to maintain a normal volvement in most suicides. schedule, Byrns said. He said he also thinks it is pos- Staying up all night studying sible for an environment to be so and eating irregularly leads a depressing that a person loses all student to "crash" physically as hope that the situation will ever well as mentally, improve, such as children living Watching eating and sleeping with and abused by mentally ill habits and trying to maintain a parents. more nonnal schedule will help Impatience, said Judy Byrns, in avoiding depression, Byrns assistant administrator of the said. UNL Psychological Consultation Other than that and having Center, is one of the causes for someone to talk to, Williams said suicide amongybung people. They there is little "a severely depressed fail to realize that things will person can do for himself, change. They don't believe it will Soothing music, movies, splurg get better. - ; ing on yourself or self-help books They dont think about death; won't do anything, he said, they think about not hurting any- Social isolation is typical of more," she said. depressed people, Byrns said. They have no understanding of Getting out and doing some- the finality of death, she said. thing with other people breaks Williams said many people feel the pattern not only of being I s depressed or negative toward alone but also of not doing anv- i t themselves for days or a week at thing. a time. "That's not unusual." Taking control of oneself and Williams said he would distin- doing something, anything, is bet- guish between normal denressinn ter than "not rfnino" Rvrnc c,a and severe depression by the dur- She said she often recommends ation of the depression and exercise to depressed people. I ' whether the mental state is ac- Mental health professionals are companicd by physical symptoms available to students through sev as well. eral outlets: The personal crisis Having negative feelings about line, 475-5171, the mental div- oneself for more than a couple of ision of student health, the Coun- weeks plus some disruption in seling Center in Seaton Hall and bodily functions not sleeping the Psychological Consultation or sleeping too much; not eating Center in Burnett Hall are a few. & t v m ii i 1 2ih Si R Streets In Lincoln Center 47501 1 1 1 HUWIL Bed end ErcrJfet i a hvc!y Southern Fhntctfen biit in 15S. G&j tn lioir Lxm tha Roils 1, Box 157 i I n 1 I mi ' sit" ff-: w ix. ' . ' tt --- n..i, f; (, V AVT THRU DEC. with student I.D. -4 x T( i Kounc 1 6 itf'l ren.:-LS .7 p.m. ill ! ':; zip I h no I