This workshop is intended for all those who sometimes feel lonely in their everyday student life and are looking for dialogue. The aim is to talk about these topics of life in specific units:

• Introduction - Depression in students: exchange of content, clarification of organisational issues
• Death, loss and grief: differentiating between sadness and depression, dealing with the topic of dying
• Helplessness, world-weariness and anger: strategies for regulating emotions and strengthening self-efficacy
• Loneliness, belonging and boundaries: Dealing with isolation, group dynamics and healthy boundaries
• Social environment, love and separation: the importance of interpersonal relationships, types of attachment and dealing with breaking off contact
• Destructive behaviour, addiction and coping: exploring extreme behaviour, alternative actions
• Overload, stress and test anxiety: Avoiding burnout, dealing with stress in a healthy way
• Conclusion - summary and buffer: discussion of unresolved issues, handout, feedback and summary

This should begin with a mindfulness ritual, then individual definitions and experiences are collected before there is a brief psychological input into the topic. This is followed by a joint collection of ideas and resources and the development of an exercise that can be included into the students' everyday lives. This is not a therapeutic programme; information is provided about possible contact points. In addition, the contents of the workshop will be presented in a handout in a concluding session, reflected on together and given for further reflection. The framework conditions of netiquette and confidentiality for mutual safety will be discussed.

Tips:

• This offer does not replace medical, psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment.
• This workshop will take place via Zoom. You can find instructions on how to use the Zoom chat software here.
• This date will be held in English.
• The offer includes consecutive appointments.
• If it is not possible for you to attend, please cancel in writing to allow other interested persons access to the seminar.

This offer is part of the project "Feel Good Campus"-Student Health Management at the University of Potsdam and is therefore only open to students of the University of Potsdam, the FH Potsdam and the Filmuni. This free offer is made possible by our health partner Die Techniker.