Dear Thelma: I'm struggling with med school, family issues and depression


I am currently doing fourth year Medicine, and I have moderate depression.

In high school, I was one of the class toppers and then I chose to pursue medicine, under the influence of my parents, as I did not have any idea about the future. And that is where the heartbreak began.

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