Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Dear Aashaji: I agree completely with everything Kariji has said. It is very excellent advice. Many Blessing to you, Kanti In a message dated 1/8/2003 6:29:29 PM Central Standard Time, no_reply writes: > A Ph.D program can be terribly wearing and stressful. Add a few > personal dilemmas to that, and you might be too overwhelmed and short > on emotional resources to stay healthy and upbeat. Just a guess, but > you might be "overspending" your emotional energies. > > Might you consider discussing an antidepressant medication with your > physician, just until you feel "on top of things?" There are some > awfully effective ones available, these days. > > A friend of mine, overwhelmed by his divorce, and, yes, ALSO by > academic demands once lost his energy, his focus, and was crying too > much. He also felt like a failure. He lost hope, and couldn't make > the simplest decision (normally, he's a very decisive person). > > His physician told him that he had a reactive (short-term, not > chronic) depression for good reason (he was overwhelmed), and put him > on a course of antidepressants. The meds calmed him down, cheered him > up, and gave him some perspective. Within days he was able to deal > with his challenges very effectively, because the meds gave him the > emotional resources. He is now happy, productive, long since finished > grad school and has remarried. > > BTW-- It is estimated that over 10% of the American population > suffers from depression at a clinical level, at some time in their > lives. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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