Posted by Indie on July 14, 2004, at 11:16:53
In reply to Re: New member needing support. LONG story., posted by JenStar on July 14, 2004, at 2:55:51
Thanks for that! I need somebody to tell me to get off my butt and get it done...My friends and family are sooo supportive, too supportive. They all tell me not to be hard on myself, not to stress. They say that it is OK that I haven't finished. They say I need time to relax. That support is wonderful, but I seem to have fallen into it like a big fluffy chair that you never want to get out of.
I think today I will heed you advise and start wading through the first paper. It is a 20 page paper and I have already found the literature and data that I need...1500 pages of literature that is. It is a little daunting and I know that it is going to take awhile to get through it...so I have just been ignoring it. You are so right though. It is not going to go away and I need to be done.
Wish me luck. I am going to start today!!
> hi Indie,
> wow - I'm impressed! Masters in IB...Brazil...Portugal. You are clearly a talented person with a knack for languages & a yen for adventure. I bet you have some great stories to share (in addition to the sad ones.) I'd love to hear some of your adventures & funny events - I'm sure you have them too. :)
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> I'm glad you're still here. Glad you never gave into the suicidal urges. It would be sad to deprive the world of a cool person like yourself.
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> I have to say -- you need to finish your classes. I believe 75% of your current depression will lift once you complete the final classes. You're worked so hard for so long that it would be a huge waste to give it all up! Fight through this! Write those last 3 papers! Take that last test! Power through it! Fight through it! Do it! You CAN do it. You NEED to do it. Get your butt off that couch. Turn off the TV. No more surfing. Write those darn papers and be done with it!
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> I know the horrible nagging feeling that comes from leaving a huge task undone. Do the work & reap the rewards that you deserve and for which you're worked so hard. Then any stress related to school will be gone, like a haze washed away by rain. At that point you can focus on the other stressors in your life that cause depression without getting sidetracked or losing focus.
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> But you NEED to finish!
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> Good luck. You're going to kick butt on those papers & the test. Write back & let us all know how you're doing.
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> Take Care!
> JenStar
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