This story involves an extreme case of depression. Julie is glad I didn't keep her secret. She is glad her friends were persistent enough to have her talk to someone. Her depression started with small things and snowballed into something she never imagined because she believed her worries were too insignificant to talk to her friends about. Gustavus provides a caring faculty.
Professors here are excellent about being available.
Some are open to giving their home phone numbers to students. Take advantage of their willingness to help you succeed. Parents are not around college enough to keep up on the issues that depress college students. They all experienced the ups and downs of making friends, failing exams, finding a job and finding a spouse. Having experienced all that, they are proof that success can result through survival.