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This chapter covers possible avenues for seeking help if you find yourself struggling during your PhD, including example conversation starters and information on communities out there to support you as a PhD student.
(Trigger Warnings: suicidal ideation, depression)
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Personally I much prefer “mental health management” to “recovery” as in my own experience I have learned that my mental illness(es) are chronic, thus I likely will never “recover” from them, but to function well I certainly have had to learn to manage them.
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This is a huge failing at the institutional level, and if you are subjected to this, I am so sorry. Affordable medical support and access is a basic human right.
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I myself occasionally experience night sweats on my fluoxetine (Prozac) tablets but I deemed this a small price to pay for improved mood.
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Ayres, Z.J. (2022). Thriving, Not Just Surviving. In: Managing your Mental Health during your PhD. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14194-2_12
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