Binge Thinking: A Different Kind of College Hangover

By Zachary M. White and Gino D. Borges

Book Overview

Incoming college freshmen often hear that college will be the best time of their lives. With new friends, new activities, and new independence, college thrusts young people into a challenging yet exciting situation. But in the midst of entering this thrilling world, many students struggle with the phenomenon known as "binge thinking."

After years of research as students, graduate students, and professors, authors Dr. Gino Borges and Dr. Zachary White discovered that the majority of college students obsess over the following issues:

. Loneliness
. The desire for recognition
. The need to belong
. Dissatisfaction
. Finding a perfect relationship and an ideal job

Binge thinking produces an excess of thought that, if not appropriately treated, overshadows the highly publicized positive aspects of the college experience.

In Binge Thinking, you'll meet five fictional students suffering from binge thinking. You'll also meet a mysterious and wise character that gives each student a real-world remedy for real-life thinking hangovers. Binge Thinking is the perfect companion for understanding the thoughts you will inevitably experience during your college years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595347614
• ISBN13: 9780595347612
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Binge Thinking is a must have for parents, professors, and students!

I graduated from college this past summer. After reading Binge Thinking, I found that the stories told in the book are true to the real college experience. I wish I had the opportunity to read Binge Thinking prior to or during my four years, and I know Binge Thinking would have been a helpful tool for my parents as well. This book provides a better way of looking at tough times in college and reassures students that their feelings are not out of the ordinary. Also, I wish I had DB to help me through college, he is so smart!

A book like Binge Thinking is long overdue!

I found Binge Thinking to be especially poignant since I am a recent college graduate. For me, it was easy to relate to several of the characters and their predicaments because I faced many of the same issues during my college years. The best thing about the book is that it can, and should, be read by several different groups of people. It can not only be enjoyed by future and current college students but it is also a good informational tool for parents to gain exposure to some of the things their child may be experiencing while away at school. I would also recommend Binge Thinking to all college graduates, like myself, as I found it to be helpful in understanding some of the thoughts and feelings that I experienced in college. This book can ease some of the anxieties that we face before, during, and after college.

A must read for those going into college or already in college!

I just finished reading Binge Thinking. It was more than I expected--it was actually fun to read! As a college student, I binged on all of the thinking binges they talked about. I wish someone gave me this book when I was in college. As a teacher, I highly recommend Binge Thinking for anyone going into college or already in college. It's the only book I've read that talks about what really goes on in and OUT of the classroom!

Anyone interested in a better understanding of life should buy this book!

This book has brought clarity and understanding to a complex topic. The chronic over thinking of not only college students but of virtually all modern day individuals is so universal that it is often considered "normal". Dr.'s Borges and White have created a language and thought process for people to identify and talk about the very nature of over thinking and why it can cause so much harm to your mental well being. As products of such modern affluence and choice we often take for granted that our minds have evolved to handle all the complexity and choice that we do have. That couldn't be further from the truth! What we need is a language and thought process to help us talk about our abundance of choice and that is what Dr.'s Borges and White have done. Anyone who is interested in their mental well being and for a better understanding of the very world we live in should buy this book immediately. They will then understand just why they have been afflicted with those most "normal" thoughts of inadaquecy and unhappiness that every one of us walks through life with.

I Wish that I knew What I know Now, When I was Younger

I wish that Dr.'s White and Borges would have written this book ten years ago. Four years of undergraduate work and three years working with college admissions has taught me that the obsticals identified in "Binge Thinking" are universal symptoms of the real college hangover. If you haven't experienced the sinario's in this book, then chances are someone you know has or will. The good doctors have hit the nail on the head and vocalized many of the fears, experiences, and trails that I ran into as a wide eyed freshman. A couple while sitting in Dr. White's classes. (ha) Most of the situations are unavoidable, but after reading "Binge Thinking," one has a better chance dealing with anxieties and obsticals as they appear. "Binge Thinking" is a tool that any prospective student, parent or individual should carry in thier arrsenel when entering collegate life. The language and lessons are accessible to audiences of all ages. So much so, that I'm ordering a copy for my brother and cousin who just graduated high school! Happy Reading.