http://gradtao.com/2010/01/23/habituating-to-the-feeling-of-drowning/ Finding The Way as we habituate to the feeling of drowning Sun, 09 Aug 2015 00:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://gradtao.com/2010/01/23/habituating-to-the-feeling-of-drowning/comment-page-1/#comment-6895 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:49:36 +0000 http://pixie658.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-6895 thanks for introducing this new term of ‘habituating to the feeling of drowning’.. lots of reflection to do on this.. ^*^

]]> http://gradtao.com/2010/01/23/habituating-to-the-feeling-of-drowning/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:53:38 +0000 http://pixie658.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-1380 […] The challenge of grad school is rarely about learning content knowledge. I find most of the time, grad school (at least this type of program) pushes you to your absolute edge (yes, that metaphorical ledge) physically, psychologically and emotionally.  People who drop out before earning their Doctorate do not drop out because they can’t handle learning, applying their knowledge in courses, conducting experiments, etc.  They drop out because it becomes too much to manage.  It makes people lose their sanity a little, to be quite honest.  I’ve talked with multiple graduate students who each had thoughts like, “If I just got in a car wreck and hurt myself just enough, I would have a a legitimate excuse for taking a week off.”  Why would a human being in any other environment be placed on a suicide watch if they verbalized such thoughts, but such rules do not apply to graduate students?  Some people cannot manage the emotional roller coaster, the sleep deprivation, the headaches, the student-adviser-work-family-friends tug of war, the lack of free time or the interpersonal drama that can occur among highly intelligent, competitive individuals.  I now know I am reaching such a breaking point.  I started moving in the direction of a breaking point last summer and I don’t think that train has stopped.  I want to avoid a moment when I do decide that taking a step toward the ledge is the best and/or only option.  I always say I want to make a change, but once a semester hits, there is no going back.  I still feel like I’m drowning. […]

]]> http://gradtao.com/2010/01/23/habituating-to-the-feeling-of-drowning/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:33:53 +0000 http://pixie658.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-31 Behold, the future is big and bright. And as I always say: “We live in the future!”

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