Welcome to an interactive journey through the complex world of student mental health and career choices.
Explore how different factors like sleep patterns, academic pressure, and financial stress influence depression risk across career fields.
Navigate through data-driven visualizations to discover insights that can help guide students toward healthier paths.
Click on a career field to explore depression risk and wellbeing stats
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Let's see how your 7-8 hours of sleep compares
You're in the 33% of students who get optimal sleep!
How your stress levels compare to thousands of other students
Based on your responses, here are your closest matches in the dataset
78% sleep 7-8 hours like you
65% report similar academic pressure
71% have strong social support
69% maintain good work-life balance
Students with your profile have a 25% lower depression rate than the general student population.
This visualization explores how stress evolves with age for business students. It compares academic and financial stress scores, tracks depression rates, and highlights periods of high total stress. Use the zoom tool below to focus on specific age ranges and hover for exact values.
This matrix shows how sleep duration and study hours intersect to impact depression risk among engineering students.
This circular visualization reveals how sleep patterns and academic pressure intersect to create different mental health outcomes for arts students. Each ring represents a sleep duration category (inner = less sleep), while segments show academic pressure levels (1-5). Darker red areas indicate higher depression rates in that combination.
Segments represent pressure levels 1-5
Explore how sleep patterns, academic pressure, and study hours create a complex spiral of mental health outcomes for medicine students.
This interactive matrix reveals how academic pressure and sleep duration create different wellness outcomes for medicine students. Each dot represents a group of students - size shows study satisfaction, color shows depression rate.
Depression is more than just your major. Across all majors as you can see the common theme is sleep. Students who reported experiencing depression were 6% above the average when getting less than 5 hours of sleep.
While students with depression spend 1.5 hours more per day working or studying (7.81 vs 6.24 hours/day), what's most important to understand is that no academic field is immune to mental health challenges.
Whether you're in Business, Engineering, Arts, or Medicine, the pressures are real and the struggles are shared. Depression doesn't discriminate by major – it affects brilliant minds across all disciplines.
The visualization below shows how students from different fields ultimately face similar challenges. Remember: seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness. You're not alone in this journey.
If this is an emergency: Call 911 (Emergency Services) or 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
Important: These strategies are educational resources, not medical advice. Please consult your primary care or mental health provider for professional guidance.
Based on your assessment, here are evidence-based strategies tailored to your needs
Positive social interactions have been shown to lessen symptoms of depression.
Though depression may cause you to feel like you need to isolate yourself–please don't. Even small social interactions can make a meaningful difference.
Send a text, make a call, or schedule coffee with someone you trust
Study group, club, intramural sport, or community event
Weekly calls with family or friends, even just 10 minutes
Even 20 minutes of exercise can improve symptoms of depression due to the natural release of endorphins during exercise.
Perfect for beginners - walk around campus, neighborhood, or local park
Gym, fitness classes, swimming pool, or recreation center
Dancing, hiking, sports, yoga, or even active video games
Severe depression can make it harder to keep up regular hygiene as a routine.
If a whole routine seems too daunting, try prioritizing one act per day. Even something as simple as brushing your teeth is a step towards self care.
Brush teeth, wash face, shower when possible
Wear clean clothes that make you feel good
Make your bed, tidy your space, or enjoy a warm drink
Depression can cause changes in appetite. Regardless of whether you experience an increase or decrease in appetite, focus on consuming whole foods.
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, nuts
Consider reducing excessive sugar and ultra-processed foods
Drink water throughout the day, limit excessive caffeine
When experiencing depression it can be hard to look beyond the negative aspects of life. Keeping a physical journal of good things can help as a tangible reminder that good things do exist.
Each day, write down 3 things you're grateful for, no matter how small
Note good things that happened, kind gestures, or small victories
Read past entries when you're feeling overwhelmed
Based on your assessment, improving your sleep should be a top priority for your mental health.
Go to bed and wake up at the same time, even on weekends
Put devices away 1 hour before sleep
Dark, cool, quiet room with comfortable bedding
Most universities offer free counseling services for students
Your doctor can help evaluate and treat depression
Professional therapy can provide tools and support
Connect with others who understand your experience
Remember: Depression is multifaceted and coping with depression is not as straightforward as these strategies. Every small step matters, and you're not alone in this journey.