College systems are not kind to students with unmanaged depression, anxiety, and burnout.
Kailan kaya magkakaroon ng support and patience sa mga students na currently experiencing this? There are already studies that people who are still in unmanaged stress can cause impairment in cognition in the long run. Hindi ako naniniwala na pinipili nila na maging incompetent. Nagiging incompetent sila sa dapat na tasks nila dahil sa chronic stress from the high expectations of output and sa environment na kinalakihan nila. Worse na naririnig ko ay from the psych department na si ganire ganiyan bobo raw sa gawain. But pinili ba na maging bobo in this task? Wala ba nagtanong na may pinagdadaanan sila behind the scenes na di na mamanage ng maayos? May pinag-aralan nga, kulang naman sa empathy.
The system is mostly output-based. People don't care about your story. They want flawless results. The Philippines are still behind when it comes to screening for learning disabilities, and I'm so frustrated that I had to function while struggling to give output.