Posted by llurpsienoodle on August 15, 2008, at 19:10:11
In reply to Re: Thank you all, posted by Emily Elizabeth on August 10, 2008, at 15:51:17
Hi EE,
I only told 3 people in grad school-- my advisor, and my 2 best friends. Of course, it certainly wasn't made any easier by everyone gossiping about the devastating depression that a bipolar professor was struggling with. I felt every bit of the stigma and shame as if *I* was a target of every disparaging remark made about the bipolar professor.thanks for your kind words, and it's nice to meet you (I think I've posted to you a while ago, maybe it's been over a year?-- but my memory sucks, so I could easily be mistaken)
Oh, that's another thing that's so hard about being a student with depression- the cognitive effects. As if it weren't enough to have NO motivation and horrible self-esteem, it's hard to read, or speak, or write and concentrate.
I wish you all the best as you finish up your internship! you should post some on /students/ it's a great board
thanks again
-Ll
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