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As a PhD student, I experienced significant stress which impacted on my wellbeing during my candidature. In this chapter, I reflect on my doctoral journey, exploring the causes for my increased feelings of stress and anxiety. I analyse my experiences through the lenses of the transactional model of stress and coping, the impact of imposter syndrome, and the effects of comparisons with others. Finally, I provide several strategies to help other PhD students manage their levels of stress and anxiety in their doctoral candidature.
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Lau, R. W. K. (2019). You Are Not Your PhD: Managing Stress During Doctoral Candidature. In Wellbeing in Doctoral Education: Insights and Guidance from the Student Experience (pp. 47–58). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9302-0_6
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