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How manageable is your depression now? Does it relapse often? What triggers relapses? If your PhD field, or city, or mentor is a probable relapse trigger then it's better to avoid this path. If your depression is under control now with medications and counselling then why not?

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It is manageable and I do not get in this state anymore where I get paralyzed by it. Almost always my mood deteriorates when I need to take a decision, since this causes me a lot of stress. I cannot say if the field or the city would stress me. The mentor seems quite relaxed and easy going.

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