TL Jordan

Second year Immunology Graduate Student

Second year Immunology Graduate Student working in the Ramirez-Alvarado lab, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

And I’m still coming out: Making my mark as a depressed, non-binary PhD Student

Graduate school was a large immediate trigger for resurfacing my depression and anxiety which I had been able to manage for a few years in undergrad. I felt very alone, imposter syndrome was rampant, and I woke up every day feeling sick to my stomach with anxiety. Every day that I woke up, it was harder and harder to find a reason to get out of bed, stay in school, and on some days... finding a reason as to why I was alive at all.