Losing appetite is one of those things that are not usually talked
but is commonly experienced by college students especially those who are in
their first year.
I experienced this phenomenon, for lack of a better word,
two weeks into my freshman year. All I
ate back then was pesto and iced tea, which was part of the menu of a small
cafe two blocks away from school. I didn’t notice that it was becoming a
regular habit until one rainy evening, when I was stuck in the arts and
sciences building and the food available was a hotdog and coke. Most of the
students ate those because of starvation.
For some reason, I didn’t ate even if the last time I munched on
something was six hours ago.
It took me a month to realize that I was homesick and
yearning for home-cooked food were the reasons that I lost my appetite. After that rainy evening, outrageous thoughts
popped inside my head to the point where I thought I was pregnant – I wasn’t,
had my period three days after that stormy night.
If you are or had similar experiences, the following maybe
the reason why you lost your appetite on your freshman year.
1.
You’re in
a period of adjustment – your body and mind are united to the fact that you are
in a new environment. Breaking away from norms can have odd effects to a
person. 2. You’re homesick – this is a normal phase for students. You miss home, your bed, your family, your neighbourhood, everything that you grew up with.
3. You’re eating schedule is changing abruptly – at home, you have a regular eating schedule, once you enter college, the time you eat depends on your class schedule.
References:
Wikipedia | A-writer.com
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