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Common Causes of Emotional Distress

• relationship problems/break-ups
• family problems
• grief and loss
• divorce of parents
• loneliness
• academic pressure or failure
• serious illness or injury
• difficulty adjusting to university life
• anxiety
• eating disorders
• sexual or physical abuse or assault
• identity confusion
• depression
• drug/alcohol abuse
• career indecision
• loss of goal or dream
• low self-esteem