My name is Harriet, a Ph.D. student at one of Kenya’s universities, which I prefer not to mention. This was my final academic year, and I constantly found myself wondering whether I would make it because fear had taken over me.
It wasn’t that I lacked intelligence, but I often struggled with anxiety, fully aware of what this final paper meant for my life. I remember a time when I entered the examination room and completely forgot everything I had studied, which led to a very poor performance in one of my previous papers.
This time, I had done all the necessary preparation, yet my confidence was still not where I wanted it to be. I am not the kind of person who easily shares personal struggles, so I decided to bear the pressure alone. Deep within, I knew I could make it since I had reviewed and researched everything we had covered throughout the academic year.
After a while, I realized that even the little confidence I had was slipping away. I told myself perhaps I needed something to lift my spirits—at one point, I even thought of..TO READ MORE, TAP HERE
