In between classes, friends, partying, romance, labs, studying and general college "stuff", it is hard to keep yourself in check regarding your mental health. General feelings of stress and being overwhelmed can affect you more than you might know.

Over 40 percent of college students with diagnosable mental health conditions do not seek help.

Sophomore year of college, I began to realize that I had issues with anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression. My close friends noticed too and I was able to get help before something dire happened. I visited my university's counseling center, got referred to an off-campus therapist, was prescribed medicine to help me feel better, and I am so glad I asked for help.

One in four young adults (ages 18-24) have some type of mental illness.

It took me a while to realize that my feelings of anxiety that I have struggled with since high school were not normal. Multiple panic attacks in a week is not normal.

31 percent of college students have felt so depressed in the past year that it was difficult to function academically, and more than 50 percent have felt overwhelming anxiety.

For weeks at a time, I dreaded waking up in the morning and was excited to go back to bed at night. I napped constantly and cut myself off from friends.

Depression, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder are the top diagnoses of young adults today.

It is okay to feel what you are feeling.

The stigma around mental illness and medication is the main reason college students do not get help. Everyone struggles with some form.

But recognize that it is possible to get help. Whether it is from a friend, a family member, doctor or therapist, it is possible to start feeling better.