Karim Zein
Karim is a junior year student at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), where he is studying Computer Information Technology and Computer Forensics. Since enrolling at NKU in 2016, Karim has been named to the Dean's List for 3 consecutive years. His outstanding academic performance, as well as his leadership qualities earned him a position as the current President of the 'International Student Union'. He is also a student Government Senator, and a leadership Mentor on campus. In early 2019, Karim mentioned that he had been experiencing depression, stress and anxiety. He decided to seek professional help because he did not want his mental state to negatively affect his performance in school. Karim met with different therapists who provided different treatment options including medications prescribed for depression, stress and anxiety. However, over time, Karim expressed that his medicines were making him feel worse; so he decided to discontinue taking his medicines ...