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IcedPhoenix
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Number of ratings8 Number of reviews2 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Russian Listener sinceNov 8, 2016 Last activeover 6 months ago GenderFemale PathStep 44 People helped24 Chats103 Forum posts21 Forum upvotes28
Bio
Hello! :) Salut! Privet! Hallo ;) Ciao!
I speak five languages fluently, so if you prefer to chat in French, German, Italian or Russian, I'm happy to do so :)
I'm a biomedical engineering student who suffers from chronic pain (daily headaches, migraines, etc) since the age of 17.
I'm eager to make the world a better and less painful place, to write cautionary tales about the future and to prove that love for science and art can cohexist! Overall I'm a very positive, ambitious and enthusiastic person, but I have struggled with depression and motivation, also because I changed my field from languages and literature to hard science. I'll be honest: pain changed me and I know how it feels to question everything and to consider giving up. But I'm still here, and fighting :)
If you need support chasing your dreams or just changing a tiny thing in your life, I'm here for you!
Recent forum posts
Long-term, equally ambitious and driven STEM buddy: let's struggle less together
General Support / by IcedPhoenix
Last post
 January 16th, 2017
...See more Hej! I want a biomedical engineering degree and to be CEO of my own company, in order to have a business that actually changes the lives of chronically sick people for the best. Just two tiny problems: I have a chronic illness (chronic migraines and daily headaches, not really easy to concentrate with those) and I have studied languages and humanities so far. I used to be top of the class, effortlessly. I'm talented for languages, for maths... not so much. Now I have worked and studied, mostly the latter, and as a result, I have fallen behind. This is extremely painful for me. And my pride does not allow me to be "slow" or to need time to process information. It makes me feel stupid or somewhat less than the person I'd like to be. Anyway, I realize that all things come with practice and that I need to push through the discomfort. Plus I am on this antiepileptic drug called topamax (lots of cognitive side effects, but no migraines). That could be actually making me slower. But, back to my proposal. Are you ambitious? Do you have a big, incredible goal that makes you all tingly inside? Do you, despite being committed to it, sometimes struggle with frustration and daily challenges and the fact of being well... the only one who believes in this giant dream of yours? I say all great things love company! So, if you'd like to team up and grind through the not-very-exciting-but-vital daily routine that will get us to our goals, just write me and let's be accountable together! If we are many, we could start a club or something :)
WANTED: Study Buddy ^^
Student Support / by IcedPhoenix
Last post
 October 15th, 2017
...See more Hej everyone :) Does anyone need a study buddy? Someone with whom you can check-in on the work done, and share a daily dose of inspiration? I'm an engineering student who needs to get out of a slump and become her most productive self ever, fast! Let me know if you feel like sharing this journey :) Happy learning!
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Chronic Pain
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