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Originally Posted by Lillie767
Depressing but only for a few days.
Imagine lonely freshman, first time away from home, trying to adjust to a new environment and feeling depressed. Spending hours alone in his room while he tries to study. A common problem among college freshmen. Having no sunlight or outside views won't help his depression.
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I don’t disagree. I had some friends in grad school that moved into a converted garage apartment that had only skylights. One was VERY depressed. Let’s just say it didn’t end well, unfortunately.
I absolutely had the freshman depression myself. It wasn’t really my first time alone, but going from FL to the Midwest and experiencing my first real winter was tough. It was a bad one too- sleeting when I moved out of the dorm my first year and snowing 2’ the first day of spring. I also had a recurring sinus infection that made me pretty sick. IIRC, I came back from winter break and was literally laying down in the back of the classroom because I was so lightheaded that I could not even stand.