{"id":253082,"date":"2024-06-14T19:44:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T19:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/uviclearn\/?p=253082"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:49:26","slug":"stressed-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/uviclearn\/well-being\/stressed-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Stressed out? We can help!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;86px&#8221; height=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-15px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|5px|0px|5px|false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>University can be stressful and it\u2019s easy to find yourself feeling overwhelmed. Thankfully, there are lots of in-person and online resources to help!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;35px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;46px||30px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|5px|36px|5px|false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Student Wellness Centre&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;180px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-88px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Student Wellness Centre at UVic offers a variety of services to support students\u2019 mental health. 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