Thoughts I Have While I Write my Dissertation

Smitha Prabhu
Apr 18, 2024

Will this work be worth it when I graduate?

Will I be able to confidently share this work with the world? Or will I be muted for this?

Why did I sign up for this?

I signed up for this. I am so glad I am doing this!

I LOVE thinking this way!

No one understands what I am going through with this

Well, Caitlin knows what it is like to do a dissertation. And Kara. And Grace. And Taylor. So I am not alone.

Ugh I am so alone.

*Reads affirmation* My partner is supportive, balanced, and affectionate.

Am I supportive, balanced, and affectionate with this dissertation?

I am. I am not. Ugh I am!

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Smitha Prabhu

Health Policy Ph.D. Student at University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Passionate about ethics, public health, & the beauty of humanity | sprabhu10@umbc.edu