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minus-squareHellfire103@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·8 months agoI once had a guy at the local science museum tell me that attempting a PhD will either give you a mental illness or alcoholism.
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoTerrible take. You will get both, and a caffeine addiction
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoPfft I got all three and I’m a college dropout. You mean to tell me I should have a PhD by now?
minus-squareHellfire103@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoNah, I already got a caffeine addiction from the GCSEs.
minus-squarefckreddit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·8 months agoMy anxiety became worse after I joined PhD. I started having panic attacks. I am glad I decided to drop out. After dropping out, I found that I had BPD. So turns out I already had mental illness and PhD just made it worse.
I once had a guy at the local science museum tell me that attempting a PhD will either give you a mental illness or alcoholism.
Terrible take. You will get both, and a caffeine addiction
Pfft I got all three and I’m a college dropout. You mean to tell me I should have a PhD by now?
Nah, I already got a caffeine addiction from the GCSEs.
My anxiety became worse after I joined PhD. I started having panic attacks. I am glad I decided to drop out. After dropping out, I found that I had BPD. So turns out I already had mental illness and PhD just made it worse.
BPD or PhD, close enough