I'm very sensitive to criticism of my research.

Hi everyone,

I earned my PhD a year ago and started working as a lecturer, which has been great—but I’m struggling with something. I find myself overly sensitive to any review of my work and research. The problem is, as you all know, that this is the core of our profession: peer review, blind review, feedback, revisions… the whole process.

Thus, whenever I receive an email with a review, I feel a crippling sense of anxiety and even delay reading it for a day or two on purpose.

Is this normal? A post-PhD reaction? I’d love to hear your thoughts.