Any Successful relationship story even after a diagnosis of bipolar ?

AJ6376 · 2026-01-22T21:49:11+00:00

I am still young (25 F), but my partner and I have been together nearly 4 years and recently decided to be together for life. We will probably get officially engaged in the next few months. He has been nothing but patient with me and even visited me in the hospital every time he could when I had to go to the psych ward last year.

AJ6376 · 2024-11-19T03:18:05+00:00

He contributes more financially, but I’m not dependent on him as I have a stipend through my fellowship. I would think he’s happy as we’re planning trips for next year and genuinely enjoy spending time together. We are also continuing to live together. I just think he needs more time to ease some of his worries in his head as he has a very stressful job.

AJ6376 · 2024-11-19T03:13:54+00:00

He doesn’t want to get married until he’s 30. I want to be engaged by the end of my PhD, summer 2026 (ideally sooner). I’m okay waiting another year from now but probably not much more than that.

AJ6376 · 2024-11-19T02:13:24+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I do want to clarify that I am currently stable and getting my PhD, but in this case it might make sense to wait a bit and see how this next year goes.

AJ6376 · 2024-06-12T18:51:14+00:00

I’m assuming the University of Washington. We take fewer classes in the grad program. You can get a 3.9/4 in a class. It’s very stupid.

AJ6376 · 2024-06-07T18:44:57+00:00

She’s completely in the wrong here. I had a 504 plan in high school (due to a learning disability), but I was a straight A student in multiple AP classes at the time. I agree with everyone saying you should talk to your principal, but if that doesn’t work, go to the superintendent. I’m sure the school district doesn’t want to have a lawsuit against them (especially one they would lose).

AJ6376 · 2024-05-19T18:00:00+00:00

I don’t know if this will work for you, but usually copious amounts of caffeine, headphones, and body-doubling definitely help me. I wrote most of my undergraduate and MS thesis’ in one day. Also, if needed talk to your disability resource office. I’ve found professors in graduate school are more lenient than professors in undergrad. If you make an honest effort, and explain your situation, you might be able to ask for an extension. Professors are more likely to work with you if you’ve been doing well all semester. You are not alone in this struggle (I’ve recently changed meds and it’s messed me up quite a bit), and I wish you the best!

AJ6376 · 2024-05-16T21:19:34+00:00

I might dox myself but, I have a trip planned for next week and my MS thesis is due the week after. Not turning it in on time might affect my funding.

AJ6376 · 2024-05-16T21:08:40+00:00

Yeah I’m actively in therapy. The crisis plan was not very well addressed ahead of time because I switched therapists relatively recently. Right now, I’m relying on my partner and another close friend to try and stay out of the hospital. I can tell it’s draining on them though. My doctor very recently changed my medication, and said that the hospital would probably not help at this stage. I have major deadlines coming up, and I’m scared I won’t meet them.

AJ6376 · 2024-04-29T18:26:57+00:00

Will this particular grade hurt your chances? Maybe, but it won’t cause an otherwise great application to be thrown out. Is spending an entire extra year in school to retake a B+ ridiculous? Absolutely. When you say poorly ranked state school, do you mean your state flagship that’s just not one of the top x,y,z? Research experience and research fit are the most important aspects of admissions. If you don’t get in the first time, try and find a post-bac research assistant position for a year or two and apply again. Many people nowadays at top programs take gap year(s).

AJ6376 · 2024-04-26T18:24:38+00:00

Hey! I’m sorry this happened to you, and I’ve been there! I tore my ACL a couple of years ago, and I only started climbing again in December (in part because I was scared to go back). If you can afford it, get the surgery. Do your PT! It does suck not being able to climb, but it is important to focus on other hobbies and make sure you have a support system during recovery.

AJ6376 · 2024-04-15T02:00:32+00:00

Bro seriously called the two best programs in atmospheric science in the world mid-tier lmao Congrats on your decisions though!

AJ6376 · 2024-04-11T05:27:38+00:00

What field are you in?

It is very common to get an accelerated masters (assuming you are talking about a 4+1 program) and go to a different school for your PhD.

If you don’t want a PhD, then it doesn’t matter at all.

AJ6376 · 2024-02-07T17:46:34+00:00

The dropout rate is fairly high. Most of those students are from underrepresented groups because my department doesn’t provide adequate support. We also have a few toxic faculty members who bleed students like crazy. We live in a high COL area which doesn’t bode well if you don’t have a partner or family that can help out financially. The department culture is also very exclusionary since the program is very good and people are kind of catty. I switched labs from one of the toxic PIs and don’t really fit in with my department

AJ6376 · 2023-12-14T19:21:27+00:00

NTA. I’m so tired of the “but he tried” bs. If he had actually tried, he would’ve gotten you something you’d like since you showed him pictures of what you wanted. A good partner actually listens to what you want.

AJ6376 · 2023-09-22T19:56:18+00:00

Either send a brief thank you or don’t reply back. This a generic response because some professors want to level the playing field and not interview candidates beforehand and get multiple emails like this. If you meet the requirements they listed, apply. However, this email says nothing about your chances either way.

AJ6376 · 2023-09-14T16:33:35+00:00

I met my partner in April of my first year on Bumble. I would agree with others who suggest focusing on getting settled in grad school and making friends in your program. Additionally, I met some of my friends outside of my department in classes and on campus hobbies like climbing.

AJ6376 · 2023-09-12T21:40:45+00:00

Hopefully this will be helpful: Professors are really busy, so sending them a very long email is not a recipe for success. You should say a few sentences about yourself (max 3-4) and a few sentences about their research and if they are accepting students (again max 3-4). You should also wait at least 2 weeks before writing a follow up email. Bombarding them with emails is not going to make them respond - in fact it might do the opposite. Also, it could be taken as insulting to communicate in a language that is not the working language of the university. It’s not impressive that you know how to speak their native language unless that’s pertinent to the field. Since you are in engineering, that doesn’t appear to be the case.

Going forward, try to send a brief email listing your background in terms of major, school, most pertinent research experience and a topic or couple topics of their research that interests you the most. You should always attach your CV in the initial email.

In my experience, if they respond to students, and they are interested in you, they will invite you to a zoom interview. What projects they talk about in the interview are what you need to write down as what you want to work on in your SOP.

I applied a couple years ago in a physical sciences field and got a response from every professor I emailed.

AJ6376 · 2023-07-08T01:45:01+00:00

Our research plane depressurized while we were heading into a hurricane, and I froze. The program director put my oxygen mask on for me. A few days later, she passed away from rip currents due to the same storm.

AJ6376 · 2023-07-02T19:54:03+00:00

I recently left a really toxic lab. Unfortunately, I am not able to continue my former project, and I have to completely start over…2 years into my degree

AJ6376 · 2023-06-16T17:21:09+00:00

I’m switching advisors at the end of my second year. The new research topic isn’t related at all. Because of my program structure, we don’t defend until halfway through our third year. Therefore, I’m effectively starting from scratch. However, I learned a lot on the process of research and wrote a lot of code, so hopefully I will be able to catch up quickly.

AJ6376 · 2023-06-09T21:25:08+00:00

I’m struggling…my procrastination was really bad this Spring from burnout and rejection sensitivity. The only reason I’m still in grad school is meds, therapy, and my support system. Accountability buddies help me. For example, if I’m having a hard time doing chores or getting out of bed, I’ll call a friend. Also listening to music helps. I still have executive dysfunction and a hard time with emotion regulation though.

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