What’s on your mind?

anyone else struggling with drg addiction?

I know comparing yourself to others is stupid, but ETH really makes it hard not to. There’s ALWAYS someone who seems to understand everything immediately.

How do people find genuine friends well into their studies?

I really want to short major AI companies but dont have the guts to do so (I would go all in and probably lose all money) :(

First week. I miss my home, my old life, my friends and family… I hate this city— it feels like some kind of simulation of what really is real, everyone here seems strange, i kind of feel like it will be impossible to really build a life here. I cried today, sobbed in the bus. When I reached my home i bursted out. On the flip side I don’t feel any academic pressure— there’s just the weight of this tern and horrible city that says nothing to me.

i'm struggling a lot with the social aspect of this. it's not like i expected to have close friends after only one week but i can't even find someone to sit in lectures with. i guess having to travel back and forth between my home and zurich makes it more difficult... it makes me feel like i'm missing out, because i can't comfortably stay in zurich for any social events knowing that i still have a long way home, notes to look at, exercises to solve... and sleeping enough one of these days would be nice too...

First week hasn’t even properly started and I already feel like everyone else somehow knows what they’re doing lol. Anyone else?

When i started at ETH i had a lot of trouble with my living situation: Basement Rooms with no windows, unfriendly roommates and an horrible landlord. But now, after moving 2 times, i have a really cool, (relatively) cheap place with lovely people which i can feel at home. So for every person maybe struggling with housing maybe take that as an motivation.

I need a semester project but don't have the energy or motivation to message any labs

Lost a parent or other loved one? You can gladly talk to me if you feel like it :) You are not alone <3

it's too much!

How do you stop self-optimisation thoughts?

or, talk to me about depression, lack of motivation, or whatever else is on your mind :)

Ask me about antidepressants! Myths, pharmacology, psychopharmacology, etc.