Thread by @ThePhD_Guide

Year 2 of my #PhD when I was atvthe peak of my #PhysicalActivity and #fitness! This was the time when anything felt acheivable 😀
Loved my #hair that I had grown since the start of my PhD! This was #onceinalifetime thing for me to do! I donated 12’ to @locksoflove #cancersurvivor

Then the #science #reality and #depression hit me! It was the most unimaginable experience! It’s easy to brush off when other people say what depression entails, but the #experience was very profound and physically devastating! I noticed the smallest things around me differently!

At the end of year 5, with the help of many #people I beat the #depression! Ofcourse I had occasional flairs from that #experience. But the #rockbottom was something else! In a way I’m #glad I experienced it ad I truly cared about my PhD #research. @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter

Leason: Be kind to anyone and everyone around you and try to lift people who seem beaten down! Some day you’ll need that kindness to lift yourself up. Since in peak depression even getting out of the bed in the morning is a big win and takes a lot of energy and support! #Kindness

At the interface of #GoodLife (Yr2 PhD) and #BadPhase (Yr3 PhD) I did something that was a #GameChanger! I married the only girl I had ever been in a #relationship with @priyankaitkar9. She single handedly carried me across the #PhfinisheD line graduation 🎓 #MarriedAtFirstSight

I left home 13 years ago for #highered! I only got into @UMassAmherst for PhD @UMassChemEng out of 10. I was told by many: You’ll never get a job, you’re a failure, you can’t acheive what you say.... Keep your #naysayers close at all times to know what you need to do next 😈😎🚀

#Interesting thing about naysayers is that sometimes they’re your #family and #lovedones! Be careful with what they say when it sounds negative. At times they just don’t want you to get #hurt if you #fail to #acheive something you #invest everything into. Explain it to them 😀

It takes a #village to build a #house! I saw this first hand growing up in my village. What I mean is before starting at any #professional position make a conscious #effort to build your network of #supporters. These are the people you xan always rely on and #trust blindly!

I feel #lucky to look back and be #able to say that 5 #people in my professional life are the reason why I am where/what I am today! Hope to add more people to this list in the #pursuit of acheiving my full #potential! I will #succeed 🦇
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