My writing cycle tends to have its ups and downs. For example I need to knock 3 papers out this
week, but before I start a paper I get super depressed. I feel like my writing is not good enough
while I question staying in school.
Currently I’m in the depression stage of writing. Hopefully it will wear off in the process of
this blog so I can get to work. My
process usually goes from depression to intense passionate writing where I personally feel like my research
makes a difference in the field of academia I am writing to. This semester has been very difficult on my
writing process because I’ve not been able to give a full 100% to my studies
like I have in the past. The comprehensive
exams are right around the corner, and I’m literally freaking the F out about
them. The fear of failing them and being
kicked out of the program terrifies me.
Repeat after me: I am not an impostor. I am not an impostor. I am not an impostor...
ReplyDeleteI had to smile when I read this post. Not at your pain, but at how it reminded me of the exact same stress I faced when I was in the final stretches of my MFA program. And all of my classmates felt the same too - we feared failure, exposure for the frauds we KNEW we were, and a slew of other anxieties. But, we all made it and had a good laugh at ourselves during graduation.
ReplyDeleteGrad school = stress. Accept it. Embrace it. and know that all will turn out just fine. Like it always does.
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