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I've been asked why I care so much/do mental health advocacy for #AcademicMentalHealth when I've recently left academia. So here's a 🧵 #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #AcademicMentalHealth #VulnerableAcademic 1/
I experienced the lowest point of my life during graduate school. I've since recovered to full health. It has, however, left a lasting mental scar on me. I'd never experienced depression before that point. I do my work to try to spare people being where I was at. 2/
Speaking out whilst actively IN academia can be tough. I have no intention of being a professor (though I'd have been a darn good one), so the risk to my career is reduced. I therefore can risk being vulnerable due to the privilege I have to do so. 3/
