wilpig wrote:
] ] But their families aren't the only people college
] ] freshmen miss. Many female students, especially, suffer
] ] from "friendsickness," according to a new study.
] ]
] ] These students can cope with their changing high school
] ] friendships by making new friends while remaining loyal
] ] to the old, said researchers from Pennsylvania State
] ] University.
] ]
] ] "Because a student's peer group is the single most
] ] powerful influence on personal growth during the
] ] undergraduate years, colleges and universities have a
] ] responsibility to help first-year students adjust to
] ] their new social environment," said Jennifer Crissman
] ] Ishler, assistant professor of counselor education. "This
] ] is especially true at large universities where many
] ] first-year student classes contain hundreds of students."

I'm getting tired of the word 'suffer' appearing next to things like 'friendsickness' or 'teasing' or even 'alienation'. You don't suffer from these things. You GROW from these things. You suffer from bubonic plague or leprosy or even cancer. Quit making excuses for people to feel sorry for themselves because they have to live life and it's not always pleasant.