My Real Personal Statement for my PhD

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I’m applying for PhD programs right now and I am freaking out.

I want to tell people who I am but the void is trying to destroy me right now. The void is my new name for my darkness. It’s a new name for the generational trauma and curses that have been laid upon me through coming from enslaved peoples and also through familial trauma. It’s not me but it’s A collective part of my history and self…