Studying while in recovery from a mental breakdown.

[Guest_9043]

Hi all,

My head is still a bit messy after my mental breakdown. Slowly I can feel the fog starting to clear a tiny bit. Still a way to go. Before my mental breakdown I was looking into a Proofreading and Editing course I really want to do. I still want to do. I am not working or studying at the moment. It's been on my mind the last two days.

It has very much a sel paced online course. I'm thinking if it is the right time to go for it now or is it bad timing after a mental breakdown recently. With everything happening with the Covid 19 isolation, social distancing and event after event being cancelled, I am wondering if this is a good thing to keep me occupied and perhaps communicating with others. Study buddies online etc?

I am very passionate about this course and I know I will put my 150% in. I want to feel like I have some purpose and it may also help with a routine for me. Also a distraction from personal issues and raising my self esteem. Helping me too with my loneliness issues. I'm just trying to decide if it is a good move right now concerning my nervous breakdown and that I'm sleeping somewhat more due to fixing my exhaustion.

Thoughts are much appreciated.

[Guest_1643]

Hello! When reading your post, I personally would think it would be a good think, building strength etc. The only thing is if you can distance yourself a bit emotionally from it, and take it lightly, as in, just a fun, interesting project, rather than something very serious for your life. If you can see it as a project, I truly believe you can try, and get support from study buddies online, or other supports in your life, to work thruogh it. I'd give it a go!

[Guest_9043]

Hi Sleepy21,

I think that is a great idea. Seeing it as a project, something for fun rather than it being so serious for my life. If I go in with that view and reframe it in my mind I think that might be better for me too. I won't do it right now but in the near future. Thank you.

[Guest_1643]

Great!! . would love to hear how it goes...when you're ready. It sounds like a great coarse!

[Guest_9043]

Thanks Sleepy21. I will post back up here when I've made some inquires into about the course.