CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE O SOFRIMENTO NA UNIVERSIDADE: NÃO ERA DEPRESSÃO, ERA INJUSTIÇA SOCIAL

Abstract

The university and its experiences can become a source of suffering. It is possible to observe within the institution the existence of this suffering that manifests itself through symptoms such as absenteeism, depression, chemical dependency, melancholy, phobias, isolation, inhibitions, anguish, character disorders, repetition compulsions, or any other symptom created accordingly to our singularity. The problem of suffering in the university is hidden by the immediate logic of the neoliberal capitalist society. Thereby, the discussion about mental health has gained space and allowed the existence of researches, listed in this paper, which point to its incidence. In the present work, we propose to investigate the constitution of this problem in order to understand how it resonates in forms of suffering. Therefore, we will delve into the historical and political issues of the phenomenon. Starting from the idea that the problem in mental health, in itself, comes from the dialectic between individual-society. In this way, we realize that the Brazilian university is based on colonial and neoliberal bases that are only updated on a daily basis, and from these bases come most of the symptoms that, even when individuals, represent a collective. It is through control and coercion that the State intervenes in the bodies according to its main need, which is to maintain the status quo of domination by the capital. Facts that point us to the need to foster the critical dimension in our education.