Mental Health, Anxiety, and Impostor Syndrome in Academic Research

This talk is a deeply personal reflection on coping with issues surrounding mental health as a student in STEM, particularly as a PhD student in a research lab. I identify several sources of anxiety and depression which are often felt by students in research laboratories, whether or not the principal investigator is actively promoting a toxic work environment. I then discuss my own struggles with anxiety, which manifested in many physiological forms, some of which required intervention.