Gradflake here. Is this something we are supposed to keep to ourselves?
Depression - should I inform my advisor?
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This is not your advisor's concern. They may (or may not) have a general interest in your well being, but they are not qualified to help you deal with this issue. You should consult with your university's mental health facilities. If the problem becomes substantial enough to interfere with your academic progress, consider having a conversation with your chair or DGS. Please, do not drag your advisor into it. You will be thrusting upon them an awkward problem that they have no way to deal with. If the issue is serious enough, the DGS can keep your advisor informed.
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It's a terrible stigma. Only reveal to a doctor who is not connected to your college at all.
This is not your advisor's concern. They may (or may not) have a general interest in your well being, but they are not qualified to help you deal with this issue. You should consult with your university's mental health facilities. If the problem becomes substantial enough to interfere with your academic progress, consider having a conversation with your chair or DGS. Please, do not drag your advisor into it. You will be thrusting upon them an awkward problem that they have no way to deal with. If the issue is serious enough, the DGS can keep your advisor informed.
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This is not your advisor's concern. They may (or may not) have a general interest in your well being, but they are not qualified to help you deal with this issue. You should consult with your university's mental health facilities. If the problem becomes substantial enough to interfere with your academic progress, consider having a conversation with your chair or DGS. Please, do not drag your advisor into it. You will be thrusting upon them an awkward problem that they have no way to deal with. If the issue is serious enough, the DGS can keep your advisor informed.
Of course the only sane post gets down-voted. But this poster is correct--get help from professionals, and keep it to yourself. If it keeps you from your work in the dept, then tell them you have health problems but don't go into the details of what kind of problems. Most people will be sympathetic. But at the end of the day, it is on you to recover and get back to work.
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This is not your advisor's concern. They may (or may not) have a general interest in your well being, but they are not qualified to help you deal with this issue. You should consult with your university's mental health facilities. If the problem becomes substantial enough to interfere with your academic progress, consider having a conversation with your chair or DGS. Please, do not drag your advisor into it. You will be thrusting upon them an awkward problem that they have no way to deal with. If the issue is serious enough, the DGS can keep your advisor informed.
Of course the only sane post gets down-voted. But this poster is correct--get help from professionals, and keep it to yourself. If it keeps you from your work in the dept, then tell them you have health problems but don't go into the details of what kind of problems. Most people will be sympathetic. But at the end of the day, it is on you to recover and get back to work.
Something tells me the down-voters have never had to deal with a grad student divulging waaaay too much information about their personal life in a teary office-hours confessional. I want to help you. I really do. But I have no training in how to help you, and in some cases I could be violating university policy by trying to help you. Talk to the DGS. That's what they're there for. If I need to know specific details of your situation, the DGS will fill me in.