I love your videos and your vibe cause I can relate. I studied biomed too, came to the UK for my final year, Northumbria 😅 I'm from Sri Lanka. Came back home, worked for a bit and started an MPhil in Molecular biology specialising in cervical cancer and....I've kinda given up...I love art, and tbh always wanted to be an artist and I am now...I think. I went through a dark phase of my life during the MPhil, and it ruined my academic experience. I too got caught to the pandemic, and on top of that 2 economic crises which affected the research cause sample collection halted and the dollar just sky rocketed so the funding I had wasn't enough to purchase chemicals and materials. Art saved me, I can't stress how much it saved me. People tend to overlook creativity, but its value is immeasurable. The fact that you didn't give up on your PhD is amazing. I'm struggling to finish off my thesis now cause I'm procrastinating cause of everything that went wrong I want it to be a good thesis, but I think that's far gone now 😂 what you said about just doing what you have to do and finish things off is so reassuring cause I don't have any peers either and I don't have anyone to support me or relate to me on that level. So, thank you for sharing your experience ❤🤗
I have some name suggestions for a cat: Iris and Azure! Iris was a lovely white cat with gray spots. Azure was a very small little white cat with a gray spot on his head. He had blue eyes and he was very pretty, but a little lonely. He liked to snuggle with a cat named Snickers. Snickers was a striped callico, and had a sister named Skittles. This little family of cats is no longer with me, but they remain in my heart. I wish you luck in finding appropriate names for your little cat sculptures, they're very cute! I hope you're finding peace and recovering from your burnout. I didn't know what that was for a while, but i learned recently. I lost my home a few years back, lost some family from the ordeal, and was never able to finish school or get a major life improving surgery I needed. I've always known that I wanted to go into art and writing stories, but the state of the world has made that a really shaky area for me to aspire to go into. I've been in ups and downs of creativity. Everything has been exhausting, and I've realized over the years recovering that my hopes and dreams cannot be found in the world. They are things for me to bring into the world myself, and to the people closest to me. I have a few friends that encourage me to create my art and stories, and that's kept me going through everything.
I'm glad you got out. I sadly had to give up my PhD because I was so burnt out that I couldn't walk or see anymore. It was really bad.....and got to that point because of ADHD meds I was prescribed. 9 months in now ...I can see and walk again haha. But yes, DO NOT MISTAKE A BURNOUT FOR INCOMPETENCE (silly me thinking I just had ADHD)
I'm really glad if you named one of your art : Kiyo my lost cat.. and thanks for the valuable video! I recently facing burnout from my work hope it will helps me!
@@rallyign kiyo is a beautiful name, let’s name the cat in Kiyo’s honour 🫶 I’m also very sorry to hear you experienced burnout, I hope things start to feel better for you soon 🙏
I’m a biology PhD currently taking a leave of absence because of burnout (and have just finished a painting of my model species!). I really needed to hear this today. Thank you
@@ginavong401 I’m so sorry for you having to experience that - however, the model species painting sounds incredible! Hoping you feel more healed soon 🫶
Your channel has been one of the most helpful things I found in the past few months. Thank you so much for the work you put into these videos on top of your art and science. And for the vulnerability to talk about these topics publicly
High school was hard for me. I didn't like the pressure that came with having to maintain good grades. That was the start of more than a decade long burnout period. Things got so bad that I started having serious mental health issues. One day things started affecting how I perceived reality in a way that others could tell something was definitely wrong with me and that led to me seeing a psychiatrist. I started taking meds and my life has never been better. I can actually function well now. I got lucky that my meds worked so well for me. I'm much more grounded and can think so much clearer. I am also finding my way back to art and taking it slow learning the fundamentals. I have so much more space in me to really enjoy and inmerse myself in it now. I'd love to name the chonky cat "BB" after the Big Bang theory. 😂 I love the way you tell your stories. It might be your voice and the way you speak but there's something comfy and heartwarming about them that made the video feel like it wasn't long at all. I hope this comment finds you well and best of artistic inspirations to you!
I’m so glad you found a solution that works for you! It sounds like you went through a lot to get there - a decade is a long time to be dealing with burnout, that in itself sounds exhausting. Art is such a safe space, I’m glad it’s there and brings you joy. BB is a great name! Nothing as chonky as the Big Bang! Thank you for your kind words 🙏! Wishing you all the best too!
Thank you for sharing your story. In a way its always helpful to hear someone else's story. As for the cats, I had one called Palomino but he's no fun to make becuase he was all white 😂
I love your videos and your vibe cause I can relate. I studied biomed too, came to the UK for my final year, Northumbria 😅 I'm from Sri Lanka.
Came back home, worked for a bit and started an MPhil in Molecular biology specialising in cervical cancer and....I've kinda given up...I love art, and tbh always wanted to be an artist and I am now...I think.
I went through a dark phase of my life during the MPhil, and it ruined my academic experience. I too got caught to the pandemic, and on top of that 2 economic crises which affected the research cause sample collection halted and the dollar just sky rocketed so the funding I had wasn't enough to purchase chemicals and materials. Art saved me, I can't stress how much it saved me.
People tend to overlook creativity, but its value is immeasurable.
The fact that you didn't give up on your PhD is amazing. I'm struggling to finish off my thesis now cause I'm procrastinating cause of everything that went wrong I want it to be a good thesis, but I think that's far gone now 😂 what you said about just doing what you have to do and finish things off is so reassuring cause I don't have any peers either and I don't have anyone to support me or relate to me on that level. So, thank you for sharing your experience ❤🤗
I have some name suggestions for a cat: Iris and Azure! Iris was a lovely white cat with gray spots. Azure was a very small little white cat with a gray spot on his head. He had blue eyes and he was very pretty, but a little lonely. He liked to snuggle with a cat named Snickers. Snickers was a striped callico, and had a sister named Skittles. This little family of cats is no longer with me, but they remain in my heart. I wish you luck in finding appropriate names for your little cat sculptures, they're very cute!
I hope you're finding peace and recovering from your burnout. I didn't know what that was for a while, but i learned recently. I lost my home a few years back, lost some family from the ordeal, and was never able to finish school or get a major life improving surgery I needed. I've always known that I wanted to go into art and writing stories, but the state of the world has made that a really shaky area for me to aspire to go into. I've been in ups and downs of creativity. Everything has been exhausting, and I've realized over the years recovering that my hopes and dreams cannot be found in the world. They are things for me to bring into the world myself, and to the people closest to me. I have a few friends that encourage me to create my art and stories, and that's kept me going through everything.
I'm glad you got out. I sadly had to give up my PhD because I was so burnt out that I couldn't walk or see anymore. It was really bad.....and got to that point because of ADHD meds I was prescribed. 9 months in now ...I can see and walk again haha. But yes, DO NOT MISTAKE A BURNOUT FOR INCOMPETENCE (silly me thinking I just had ADHD)
I'm really glad if you named one of your art : Kiyo
my lost cat..
and thanks for the valuable video! I recently facing burnout from my work hope it will helps me!
@@rallyign kiyo is a beautiful name, let’s name the cat in Kiyo’s honour 🫶
I’m also very sorry to hear you experienced burnout, I hope things start to feel better for you soon 🙏
I’m a biology PhD currently taking a leave of absence because of burnout (and have just finished a painting of my model species!). I really needed to hear this today. Thank you
@@ginavong401 I’m so sorry for you having to experience that - however, the model species painting sounds incredible! Hoping you feel more healed soon 🫶
Your channel has been one of the most helpful things I found in the past few months. Thank you so much for the work you put into these videos on top of your art and science. And for the vulnerability to talk about these topics publicly
thank you for sharing your story :)
Thank you for listening! 🥹
High school was hard for me. I didn't like the pressure that came with having to maintain good grades. That was the start of more than a decade long burnout period. Things got so bad that I started having serious mental health issues. One day things started affecting how I perceived reality in a way that others could tell something was definitely wrong with me and that led to me seeing a psychiatrist.
I started taking meds and my life has never been better. I can actually function well now. I got lucky that my meds worked so well for me. I'm much more grounded and can think so much clearer.
I am also finding my way back to art and taking it slow learning the fundamentals. I have so much more space in me to really enjoy and inmerse myself in it now.
I'd love to name the chonky cat "BB" after the Big Bang theory. 😂
I love the way you tell your stories. It might be your voice and the way you speak but there's something comfy and heartwarming about them that made the video feel like it wasn't long at all.
I hope this comment finds you well and best of artistic inspirations to you!
I’m so glad you found a solution that works for you! It sounds like you went through a lot to get there - a decade is a long time to be dealing with burnout, that in itself sounds exhausting.
Art is such a safe space, I’m glad it’s there and brings you joy. BB is a great name! Nothing as chonky as the Big Bang!
Thank you for your kind words 🙏! Wishing you all the best too!
Burnout is so dang serious. Universities should really start involving anti-burnout parts in their programs.
Thank you for sharing your story. In a way its always helpful to hear someone else's story.
As for the cats, I had one called Palomino but he's no fun to make becuase he was all white 😂
Thank you 🥹 and Palomino is a lovely name! All white make great ghost kits!