Like last year, I’m almost too late with my tiny contribution to Mental Health Awareness week. In the previous edition I’ve compiled a masterpost about mental health crisis. I think it’s safe to say that by now we all know that yeah, things are bad. Instead of bathing in our academic tears, I’d like to offer a solution that did wonders for me – finding an online community. Let me tell you why.
As you might have noticed, we’re at the end of Mental Health Awareness Week. Talking to friends and colleagues, I’ve come to the conclusion that most academics either have experienced some mental health issues, or at least know someone who does. The more I dig into it, the more complex and sensitive the problem seems to me. I’d be an idiot if I tried to pass any judgements, but one thing I know is – we can no longer keep silent. The multitude of accounts of academics crumbling under unhealthy pressure speaks for itself. So, instead of stating the obvious about how stressful PhD is, I will give voice to others, who have already articularted it brilliantly.
This is by no means a complete reading list about mental health, more a selection based on what I recently found. Feel free to adapt it and pass it around, if you know someone with similar experiences.
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