DLSU Mental Health Task Force

𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐟𝐮𝐧" 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧? 🖼️☁️

We’ve all grown up watching neon-lit music videos, curated social feeds, and late-night soundtracks that paint substance use as just another harmless "recreational" hobby. 📺

But while the screen sells us a high-definition "hobby," our biology is often left navigating the unfiltered fog. 🌫️

Since 2010, 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 has been about pulling back the curtain on this digital folklore.
The myth says it’s just a "choice" or a "lack of willpower," but the reality is a complex knot of chemistry and environment that can tangle around even the brightest minds. It can quickly become the only noise our brain knows how to hear, clouding a bright playground into a confusing maze. 🧠🕸️

𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥. 🚦🔍

The noise of it all can be loud, but you don't have to navigate it alone. If you're struggling or just have questions, our 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 are ready to listen:

📩 Email: 𝙘𝙥𝙨@𝙙𝙡𝙨𝙪.𝙚𝙙𝙪.𝙥𝙝
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𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 "𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣" 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣—𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧. 🖋️📖



✍️ Caption by: Margaret Tuiza
🎨 Pubmat by: Sophia Avena