Your fears are universal, Mariella Frostrup tells a reclusive medical student. Now apply the rigour with which you’ve approached your studies to finding kindred spirits
The dilemma I’m 22 years old and going into my fourth year in medical school. I have been using study to escape loneliness, insecurity and anxiety that arose from the stress of the course and my failure to establish friends.
Despite my struggles with being shy and lacking in confidence, I managed to remain part of a solid group of friends through primary and secondary school. Unfortunately, I was not so successful in university and the dark voices in my head got the better of me. I comforted myself that, although I would never be the life of the party, I could still shine through my academic achievements.
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