The Death of the Postgraduate:
Whose Fault Is It?
A graduate student of Dalian University of Technology committed suicide at the laboratory on 13th October. His suicide note, published on the Internet, was widely shared and sparked discussion on the mental well-being of young people in the field of academia.
10月13日，大連理工大學的一名研究生在實驗室自殺身亡。他發布在網絡上的自殺遺言被廣泛轉發，並在學術界引發了關於青年人心理健康問題的討論。
He suffers from a high level of stress such as faulty laboratory equipment, pressure to find a job and a delayed graduation date.
Source / Weibo
For the past five years, the suicide of students has arisen wide public concern. According to the reports of The Paper, a graduate student from Central South University committed suicide because he couldn’t face the fact that he failed to defend his thesis on 18th May, 2015.
在過去的五年中，學生自殺的新聞引起了公眾的廣泛關注。據澎湃新聞的報導，2015年5月18日，中南大學的一名研究生由於無法面對論文答辯失敗的事實而自殺。
A student from Wuhan University of Technology committed suicidebecause he couldn’t stand the 『enslavement』 of the mentor on 6th, March, 2018.
2018年3月6日，一名來自武漢理工大學的學生因無法忍受導師的「奴役」而自殺。
Why would there be tragedies of student suicide?
為什麼會有學生自殺的悲劇發生?
As can be seen from the chart, the highest suicide rate is between the ages of 20 and 29, at 60.2%.
Source / Baidu Index
Humanistic care is the foundation of education. According to a survey of some universities by the Nanjing Crisis Intervention Center, the suicide rate among college students is 2 in 10,000, which is double the national suicide rate. Among this survey, teachers』 irresponsibility and schools』 oppression are the essential components. Teachers should guide their students』 psychology and give them help in time.
人文關懷是教育的基礎。根據南京危機幹預中心對部分高校的調查，大學生的自殺率為萬分之二，是全國自殺率的兩倍。其中，教師的不負責任和學校的施壓是本次調查的重要調查部分。教師應該引導學生的心理，及時給予幫助。
Individuals tend to be bound by the inherent values of high grades and high education. A total of 3.41 million people took part in China's 2020 national entrance exam for postgraduate studies in December, 510,000 more than last year, the Ministry of Education said.
個人往往會被高分、高學歷等固有的價值觀念所束縛。教育部表示，2020年12月，中國共有341萬人參加了研究生入學考試，比去年增加了51萬人。
According to a study of PhD students worldwide published in 2019 by Nature, about 36 percent of the students said they had sought help for depression caused by learning anxiety.
據2019年《自然》對全球博士生的一項研究，約有36% 的學生表示他們曾因學習引起的抑鬱而尋求過幫助。
A survey of psychological research of master and doctor in recent years
Source / the famous British magazine Nature
However, few students in China seek professional support to counter their negative emotions. Liang Lingyan, a Shanghai-based mental health counselor with 16 years of experience with high school and university students, 「Not many college students will reach out to schools for help when they encounter psychological problems,」 She said, 「It’s an issue that mental health counselors, including myself, have been trying to solve for years.」
然而，在中國很少有學生尋求專業幫助來對抗負面情緒。有著16年心理諮詢經驗的上海心理健康諮詢師梁靈巖說：「當大學生遇到心理問題時，很少有人向學校尋求幫助，這是包括我在內的心理健康諮詢師多年來一直在努力解決的問題。」
Students sometimes face psychological problems that can’t be solved by themselves. They need more attention and support. At this time, schools should take the initiative to provide psychological assistance to individuals and teach them positive ways to deal with academic stress.
學生有時會面臨自己無法解決的心理問題。他們需要更多的關注和支持。此時，學校應主動為那些學生提供心理輔導，並教導他們正確處理學業壓力。
By | Gao Yiting
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