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Permission to rest
![A fox curled atop a log sleeping.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/fox-1284512_960_720.jpg?h=7652de0f&itok=JQz4XTv-)
I’ve been trying to catch a break but no matter how long I spend lying in bed, I still feel exhausted.
Self-compassion
![microphone with blurred image of seats in the distance](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-08/microphone-2775447_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=Lxho0row)
I’ve had a research project that I’ve been involved with now for two years. The homestretch is in sight and I was tasked with presenting the paper to the team prior to its release.
A Muslim student in Adelaide
![The dome of a mosque.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/mohammad-aqhib-5_cimhostw8-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=3uRcb_a6)
So here's my experience studying abroad as a Muslim.
How do I perceive my grades?
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I embarrassingly cried over a grade last week... for an assignment that I wasn't even proud of.
Ph.D. guilt
![photo of a boardwalk down to the beach with sea in the distance](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/beach-1646675_1920.jpg?h=d1f6bb1a&itok=tLKspazO)
I recently came across an old blog post written in 2014 by a Ph.D. student. The title was, ‘Ph.D. guilt and shame’. Even without fully reading the post, I felt as some of my experiences as a Ph.D. student were validated.
Feeling overwhelmed and paralysed
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The assessments just seem to keep coming.
Do I have to be “that girl”?
![a bright minimally decorated grey-toned apartment with large windows](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/apartment-406901_960_720.jpg?h=b3660f0d&itok=NHNzFB78)
Do I have to wake up in a picturesque city apartment at 5 am? Do I have to go to the gym before my uni classes? Do I have to spend an hour every night doing skincare to be accomplished in my life?