2007-07-22 18:46:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes it is disturbing.
Save that for the counselor. You are a college student and as you well know, (or should know), your professor is never in a position to be a therapist to his/her students. It will create a problem of 'dual relationship'. It's an ethical issue. If you are having difficulty and it is affecting your work, then you can tell him you are dealing with this issue but not because you want advice or any type of service from him.
2007-07-22 19:00:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it is fine. I am a college instructor, and it's normal for a student to initially feel more comfortable talking to a teacher they see in class every day than a random counselor about how they're feeling or what's up with their lives. If your depression is affecting your schoolwork, you should *definitely* tell your professor about it, since s/he will have to take it into account when judging your work and s/he will possibly be more lenient about deadlines and things, or give you a little leeway or work things out with you. One of my students let me know that the reason she was missing class was because she was in counseling and struggling with depression. I spoke often throughout the semester with another adult student who was going through a child-custody battle. These things do affect one's schoolwork. S.hit happens sometimes.
But you must also keep in mind that a professor cannot *do* anything for you. S/he will refer you to your university's counseling center anyway. So I urge you to look into counseling for yourself. Schools keep great counselors on hand and are very supportive about things such as depression, which hit college students especially hard, what with all the new financial and academic and social and job-related stress.
2007-07-23 03:06:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm unsure as to why you want to tell your professor that you have depression. Is it because you missed some of your work?
If so, I think that most professors should understand, however, you might want to ask your school counselor for some advice as to how to handle this.
2007-07-23 01:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no it's not , but in my opinion it would be more disturbing to keep it in and that may result in worse things, so the sooner you talk to somebody you feel you trust the sooner you can get some help, and start to feel better , and also finding some solutions through that person, all the best, and remember you are not alone, let it off your chest:)
2007-07-23 01:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by sugahoni 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Better to say that you are having treatment for it: see http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris on page 2.
2007-07-23 01:50:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Choose wisely who you tell, and how much you tell. It can backfire on you.
2007-07-23 02:12:43 · answer #6 · answered by Hope 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. not at all.
2007-07-23 01:49:37 · answer #7 · answered by Alex K 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋