How To Overcome The Post-Grad Blues

The thing no one tells you about achieving a degree is the abyss you're most likely to fall in once your glorious three to four years at university are over. And do you blame them? If you are a post-graduate, old or new, you probably know the dark hole I am talking about. If you're still studying, don't worry your time will come.

For some, dare I say most, this will be the first time you have been out of education, the first time your life has had no concrete direction. You won't be occupied and comforted by the fact you don't have to worry “what is it you want to do with your life?”, because you're just not there yet.

If you're naïve like I was, you probably thought a degree was enough to get you something relatively decent in your desired field. Again, if you were naïve like I was, you will realise you were wrong.

So, let's not focus on the doom and gloom here, we have enough of that going on at the moment, and let's talk about how to pull yourself out of that blue post-graduate feeling. Or at least attempt to begin.