Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. My counsellor put it thus, ‘So, you’re getting over a break up,’ ‘Yes,’ ‘and you’re trying to finish your PhD at the same time,’ ‘Yes, ‘and you’re also going through an existential crisis at the same time’ ‘That about sums it up!’ At least I’ve turned to mindfulness and Buddhism which helps with the latter! It really means a lot to me that there are truly nice people in the world.

I’m definitely trying to accept what’s going on. In fact, I can see that I’ve been fairly out of touch with my emotions for a long time, so all this will be good for me in the long run. I was wondering, how one navigates the difficult line between ruminating and feeling emotions? I’ve been trying to do the latter, without getting caught up in the story, but it’s quite tricky, and when one does, that leads to a worsening of the mood.

Many thanks again. I’m going on retreat soon which should be good!