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how did you cope with the leaving academia identity crisis, if you had one?
Though I have chosen to leave as the best of possible options after years of precariousness and burnout, I’m feeling completely lost. I genuinely don’t know who I am outside of academia. I’m terrified. Please tell me it gets better.
Edit: Thank you so so much to all of you who took the time to reply to me and shared your thoughts. It’s been such a comfort in a moment of complete overwhelm - and really is helping me start to work things out in my head. It is such an isolating time for so many reasons so I appreciate it very much.
u/camusthenarwhal — 6 days ago