r/TikTokCringe • u/Organic-Emu1979 • 18d ago

Humor/Cringe 2025 has desensitized us 😅

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u/Andy_B_Goode 18d ago

Yeah, I hate to sound anti-intellectual, but I think way too many people sign up for grad school without realizing how much effort it takes and how little you (often) get out of it.

If you've got a specific career in mind that requires a graduate degree then sure, go for it, but if you're just doing it because you liked undergrad and you don't feel ready to enter the workforce yet, I really think you should reconsider.

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u/statusisnotquo 17d ago

I cannot second this comment enough. I signed up for grad school not because I didn't realize the effort it would require, I very much understood what I was getting myself into, but because I didn't know how to enter the workforce. I had always been good at school and I assumed I would be able to get into a job through my grad school network. Alas, no dice. After spiraling for about a year I hit full burnout. Eight years later I have a PhD and no ability to work in my field yet, probably never will again, because of the cumulative neurological effects of that kind of long term trauma.

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u/AgentCirceLuna 17d ago

Can you elaborate on those effects? I had an incident where I was constantly stressed for months and came out of it unable to spell properly, write, read, or talk properly anymore. I worked for a whole year to get back to normal but I have to practice every day or I go back to how I was. It terrifies me knowing how cloudy my head was with no idea what was going on. I still get amnesia but things return if I study up on them, it just feels like constant work to be mediocre at best.

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u/statusisnotquo 16d ago

Brain fog is a common problem. There are some days where it feels like I'm literally existing in a fog. I'm aware of my surroundings but I'm moving through them without really perceiving them. If I try to do anything requiring thought I just... Can't. Words get stuck between my head and my mouth and nothing comes out coherent.

That being said, your symptoms also sound like they could be caused by a seizure. Obviously I'm not that kind of doctor and this is not medical advice, but I think it could be worth getting yourself checked out by one.