What is help?

Because most students on Planet College feel that by this point in their lives they ought to be able to handle anything, often even recognizing the need for help is difficult. Basically is there something in your life which is overall distracting you from completing your current term with passing grades? If you can identify something which you can't currently manage you may need help. Often these are seemingly trivial things which gradually have gotten out of hand. Noisy building, difficult instructor, unreasonable manager at work, these types of things are common, but, over time each, any or all of them can become stressful. Large things, end of a relationship, failing grade in a required course, cancellation of financial aid are major stressors. Major stressors are easily identified.

Whatever is the cause, events leading to a feeling of helplessness are usually a sign that you could benefit from help.

Now that we know the general outline of when help seems necessary, we need to learn what help actually is.

On Planet College we have a slogan about help. This slogan comes in the form of a riddle. The slogan is : What is Help? Then answer? Help is help. That is what help is. Any resource even remotely bearing on the subject can be considered help. Some times its obvious. When you're building gets too noisy talking with your RA couldn't hurt. Any other instructor might be able to help you see your way clear through a course with a difficult instructor. Difficult managers at work are often something that simply needs to be endured. Still talking with someone, anyone, about work can help.

Larger things, which usually involve sudden loss, call for help but on a more comprehensive scale. Help can be found through individual counselors or group counseling both of which are often available on campus and often at no costs.

What ever the cause there often is not any better help on Planet College than talking things over with a friend.

Then next thing we need to look at is how to ask.