Another story from academia. Based on real events and on my imagination. “He who passively accepts evilis as much involved in itas he who helps to perpetrate it."Martin Luther King „There were people around.“Aslı Vatansever * I heard what happened to you from people who do not know you. You were a student assistant studying … Continue reading Aftermath
How it Hits You, Again and Again
A Story from Academia, Part II When I wrote about my experience of being bullied in academia, I revisited the events that have hurt me to the point of nearly crushing me. I engaged in rethinking how it had affected me and how it had affected others around me. As I wrote down these memories … Continue reading How it Hits You, Again and Again
“These Things Can Break You”
A Story from Academia* My burnout happened three years ago, and it took me more than a year to recover from it. I had to stop working because I had panic attacks, sudden stomach aches and I often began to tremble and break into a sweat for no good reason. I realized at a certain … Continue reading “These Things Can Break You”
Going human. A blog. An experiment. A Life 