I am a BSc Biochemistry student, and I absolutely adore the degree I’m studying for. I chose this degree out of my own free will, and no impositions were placed on me. My family was very supportive of whatever i wanted to choose as my career. However, there are days when studying about the G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) that detect extracellular signals and initiate intracellular cascades to alter cellular function can be exhausting and strenuous. On those days when I complain that I’m tired of doing this degree, it doesn’t mean I don’t like the degree “i chose on my own” it just means i need a break. Why is it such a bad thing to ask for understanding? Why am I always told that “ you chose it, now deal with it.” But aren’t i already? Sometimes just saying out loud that I NEED A BREAK, helps. It feels good, it feels human.
To anyone who’s ever been told “Don’t complain about a degree you chose”, I say you reply with “my degree, my pain, my opinions”. You cannot tell me i cannot be overwhelmed and exhausted about studying a degree that’s still so vast and complex that it still undergoes constant change and experimentation.
Give me a break and just listen to me.
DONE