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Post-Grad Depression - Life as a Twenty Something
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ส.ค. 2024
- Mental Health is something i've always been very passionate about and I think it's time I start talking about it.
These rants/talks are something I hope I can start doing on a regular basis. Let's start a conversation.
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Twitter: @justkaitlin
As someone who is depressed while still living with my parents and going to university, I’m glad to know that it only gets worse lmao
Update: It got better.
It sucks more and more!
I've struggled with depression on and off since high school. After a bit of a delay, now I'm finally at the end of my bachelors, staring my future in the eyes and I'm honestly scared as hell. Some days I don't know what my goals really are, and other days it seems perfectly clear to me. Going from days knowing that I can't to the days where I know that I can. There always seems to be a down after every up, but that works both ways. And I try to remember that. Keep moving forward, towards something, towards anything, and you'll see better days. Always remember that. I'm coming out of a down period right now personally, and I can only hope this up lasts. I wish you the best, Kait. You've got this.
Thank you so much for talking about this. I experienced really severe post-grad depression for a year after graduating - you go from being busy, surrounded by a community, support services, working toward a singular goal, and then it's over, and it feels like the rug has been ripped out from under you. It's weird and lonely, and you're right - no one talks about it. I'm almost two years out of college, and things are getting better. I'm super broke, and stress every month about paying rent and loans, but I'm happier, and that feels good.
This is amazing, and I've never heard anyone talk about it. I'm an argentinian 20 year old, and not only the country is a mess, but also nobody tells you how weird it's gonna be once you turn 18 and leave high school, because suddenly you have the capacity and the urge to be an adult, and you want yo but you know nothing and no one seems to helo that much. It's like they dropped you in a flat, endless land, and you can't see anything and anyone so you're constantly thinking "what the hell should i do next?". It's nice to hear someone talk about it, because we don't talk about it, just because you can see how everyone is trying so hard to seem like they've get their shit together, and the truth is that nobody does. This is a rant in itself but thing is, loved this, thank you for this video, everyone going through this will be glad they stopped to listen to someone finnaly acknowledge it.
I have my shit together i m 61 but boy life sucks@ people are dying around ne,everybody is struggling....... pffffffffffffffft
Kait, you always come across like such a lovely person. Depression sucks, I have chronic pain that stops me working, and depression and anxiety on top. So feel pretty useless a lot of the time. That feeling like it’s not going to be okay in the end resonates a lot. And the world being your oyster, when you can’t stand up or walk for barely a minute... Well the world’s not set up for me, or for people with mental health problems. And it should be able to adapt.
I don’t meet many new people not being able to get out much, but I know I’ve lost plenty of friends since being in my twenties. And before it. And it always hurts. It’s selfishly kinda nice to know that it’s not necessarily just because people can’t handle the fact that my physical limitations changed the nature of every friendship I had. Maybe they’d have disappeared anyway, so screw them!
I’m glad this was therapeutic for you. I hope it helps that people like me watch and listen. And I hope my oversharing came across as understanding, I worry that it seems like complaining, but I will send it. It’s at least adjacent to what you’re describing.
You are out there doing it. It’s the things you don’t do that you regret, that’s what they say, right? I think unlike the world being your oyster, that one holds more truth, as someone who wishes they misspent more of their teenage years. If I’d known then how I’d feel now, well... hindsight and all that. But you’re giving it a shot and it sounds like you’re doing your best. Nobody should expect more than that, so just keep being you!
i been so depressed after graduation because finding a job is impossible these days too much competition, post-grad depression really affects your mental health. Thank you for this video is boosting my self confidence to know i will get through this storm because it sux
Very beautiful! I feel exactly what you're feeling. I love how vulnerable you are, thank you. Sending love and positivity your way
Friends for a season,friends for a reason and the older you get the more it sucks!!!!!!
Kait, thank you for talking about this so openly. I'm in my 30s, and life still feels difficult sometimes. I'm positive other people, such as myself, need to hear stories to help them out as well. You'll make it Kait, time and place for everything in life. When things are to happen, they will happen
That was a really moving talk Kait. And then you put the button on it with that ending 😆 Hope you'll continue to put up these vids, because this is stuff that does need talking about.
Dude Kait , you're the best. Take care of yourself
Kait, you are amazing person with a unique eye for storytelling. Sending positive vibes.
I know I'm a little late to the vid but thank you so much for talking about this. I'm going through similar depression stuff which sucks and it's really nice to hear I'm not alone. Sending love and wish you the best!
Hey Kait, I have suffered with depression myself in the past and a lot of it has roots in a form of Autism I suffer from where I can't fully understand or empathise with other people. It sucks not just for communication reasons but also because I never really am able to understand myself and am scared I don't actually understand the people I care about. This isn't directly related to what you were saying I guess... but I think it's amazing for you to be so open about depression in a space where still so much stigma/misinformation is held about what it can mean for somebody. Looking forward to seeing more of these therapy sessions soon.
I'm halfway through my film degree at university in the UK, graduating in September next year. It seems like such a long way away but the first half has gone so quickly. I'm fully expecting some post-grad depression to come along, unfortunately. Thank you for talking about this, I've not heard many people speaking so openly about it!
This was so moving, you're amazing Kait. Keep pushing forward & take care!
why would you do a film degree
"You can technically do whatever you want but some of us are limited" is some of the realist shit ever. I sound like a cynic when I tell people they're naive to believe that hard work and faith alone are enough enough overcome every disadvantage. I'm turning 30 soon and the majority of things you said still apply to me. It took years to find a job where I earn enough to live comfortably. But financially I still ended up in a position where I'm forced to choose between actively pursuing my dreams or seeing a mental health professional. (Diagnosed with depression since 15 and continually struggle through suicidal thoughts to this day.) Friends are hard to make and even harder to keep. Growing up people kept telling me that things would get better but life just seems to keep getting more and more difficult with each passing year.
KAIT!! 🧡 I’ve DMed you on Instagram before, but man did you really hit the nail on the head with this. I’ve felt this way since I graduated in May and could never be as well spoken as you. Feel free to use me as a rant/venting space if you need one!
I feel your pain that’s why I’m here
Your talk was really relatable and comforting. Thank you.
thank you for this video, post grad depression is not something talked about enough.
Can high school seniors have post grad depression.... I graduated with honors, 4.6 gpa, got into the school of my dreams. Made my parents so fucking proud..... all that taken away by a stupid virus.... goodbye prom, grad night, senior events, stuff I watched upperclassmen did and waited for my turn to come, for 2020 to come. 3 weeks before I graduated my father got into an accident, he was in a coma and didn’t wake up until July. He missed my graduation, my grandparents’ health got worse, my mom was too depressed to notice me.... I’m still depressed. Now it’s been 2 weeks into my college career.... i know... I don’t have the added pressure of finding a job or moving out or doing “REAL WORLD THINGS” cuz as many older adults puts it, I am “barely legal” and “a teenager” but... idk I still feel like I need to grow up real fast. Especially with my dad’s current condition and my grandparents’. I really want to do everything right and not screw up already after just turning 18. I hope the next four years is as great as everyone glorifies it to be......
Please do make more of these!
Such an amazing video, stay positive
Thanks so much for your video sweet heart. I’m cheering you on. Imposter syndrome is a bihh. I think having faith in your future self makes easier. I agree a convo definitely needs to be had though.
Hey Kait thanks for this video! If you don’t mind me asking, what did you major on?
I just relate so much!!
You got this, keep your head up
I am going through the same
During my studies I got seriously depressed and after a year of therapy and some medical help I'm back to studying with motivation for the first time in my life. Hope it goes well for all you out there
Going through the exact same thing
There's this guy and his name is Elliott Morgan and he has a podcast with his philosopher/theologian friend Peter Rollins called the Fundamentalists where the 2 of them talk about life and death and how to exist in the world and move through traumas rather than avoiding them, all through a psychoanalytical lens mixed with some fun post structuralism/existentialism for good measure. Through that I started listening to Peter Rollins' Pyrotheology podcast and studying him and his work more and more and it has been a delight. Basically his message can be boiled down "life sucks sometimes and that's ok". It's been fun and I like them and it's cool so yeah. Anyways, this all reminded me of that. Being an early 20s lad myself I have learned that a lot of life is stupid and at this age I think we're supposed to be confused and anxious so good on you for continuing to exist because holy shit, just existing is hard sometimes.