The DDS Depression
It's week two of Winter term, and you're in the library finishing up your reading for the night. You realize you're hungry, but one look at Accuweather kills any desire you might have had to make the trek to Collis.
It's week two of Winter term, and you're in the library finishing up your reading for the night. You realize you're hungry, but one look at Accuweather kills any desire you might have had to make the trek to Collis.
Over spring break, I turned 22. It was when I was blowing out the candles on my cake that I felt an odd sense of anxiety and nostalgia.
Think about how many times per day you have the same conversation about how much you hate DDS or how you're already bored.
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At Dartmouth, we all encounter the polite conversations in which we are perfectly content with treading permanently at the surface level.
'12 Guy: Have you taken your senior portrait yet?'12 Girl: Nah, I'm too ugly. '12 Girl: How is your New Year's resolution to not drink holding up?'12 Guy: Oh, I gave up resolutions for Lent. '12 Girl: Remind me to never get on your backside.'13 Guy: I don't think that's what you mean. '12 BG 1: If I go poop really quickly, does anyone want to have a cigarette with me?
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Editor's Note: Through the Looking Glass is The Mirror's newest feature. We welcome submissions from all members of the community both past and present who wish to write about defining experiences, moments or relationships during their time at Dartmouth.
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