Posted by madeline on November 26, 2006, at 9:15:05
In reply to grad school triggered depression + anxiety?, posted by philyra on November 25, 2006, at 15:50:47
do you mind if I ask what field you are pursuing your degree in?
Without any of your history, I'm just going to weigh in with my experience in graduate school and hope it helps.
I was a perfectionist too, until I realized that I was pursuing a terminal degree. All that mattered was that I got the degree.
No one was ever going to look at my transcripts again - in fact my graduate program only assigned pass/fail to graduate courses. What mattered was the dissertation and the research.
Your field may be different, but you might not have to be perfect in your classes anymore - you just have to pass and that's more than good enough.
Also, about how long do you think it will take to complete your program?
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