Do you have a PhD?
Doctor of philosophy (PhD) is the highest university degree which is conferred on a student after a course of study. Acquiring a PhD in the academic field is a thing of great honour and people always strife to get to that level
There are a lot of rigorous and tedious works one has to put in order to get to that level and be conferred with a PhD degree; the work include researches so one has to work very hard to to get a PhD
Those that manage to achieve that academic feat are respected in the society because people know how much effort they put in to get there. It's a thing of pride and honour to have that degree
However, there's another kind of PhD that i want us to discuss, and this PhD is quite different from the academic PhD.
Have you ever heard of PHD syndrome?
That's the PhD I'm talking about, this PhD has an s attached to it making it PhDs, the s there stands for syndrome
PhD here means Pull Him Down Syndrome, It's not a degree but an attitude
Just like the medical syndrome, pull him down syndrome (PhDs) is a group of symptoms that occur together in a human being when they see others doing better than them in a particular field
The symptoms might include envy, jealousy, unnecessary hatred, back biting among other symptoms. Those with this disease always feel sad when they see others especially people of their class doing better than they are
Sometimes they struggle to meet up with their colleagues who have gone past them, some other times they don't. Whichever way, when they see that they can't meet up to the high level, they resort to pulling down those that have made it before them, thus the name Pull Him Down syndrome (PhDs)
One major problem with the carriers of this disease is that they hardly succeed in anything they do because they spend most of their time, making plans and trying to convince other people to pull people down
They go doing all manner of crazy and unimaginable things just to bring people to disrepute. They apply conspiracy theory, blackmail, lies, deceit and many other strategies to pull down their perceived rival or enemy
They get so engrossed in their quest to pull people down that they forget to run their own race and also succeed. They spend so much time trying to pull people down. If only they invest same time and energy in working to succeed themselves, they could even soar higher than the person they want to pull down
As the name implies, pull him down syndrome is a disease and will never do anyone good. If you have this syndrome, try and get rid of it before it kills you. It might look healthy and normal, but deep inside it keeps eating the carrier till they did die of it
How to cure PhDs:
1. Testing:
The first and most important step towards curing the disease is by testing and early detection. Most times those have that have the disease don't even know that they have It, so you have to do a simple test on yourself.
How do you feel when you hear that someone your level has moved past you, do you feel envy at first? Sometimes it's normal to feel envy but don't let it pass that level. Knock off the feeling when it tries to linger
2. Celebrate with them:
When you see someone progressing in what you couldn't Do, congratulate them and celebrate with them. This will make your mind free and open towards them and they'll know you're not against them
3. Turn it into competition:
When you feel symptoms of PhDs don't allow it get to the stage where you start manifesting negatively towards your perceived rival; instead, turn it into a competition. Strife, work hard to make it too
4. Learn from the master:
Whether you like it or not, when someone else achieves success before you in a particular area that person is your master in that field. And an apprentice can not be greater from his master unless the master teaches him. In this case you have to swallow your pride and go to him to teach you. Be loyal to him and watch how he'll teach you all that you need to succeed.
5. Put yourself in their shoes:
Whenever you're tempted to exhibit symptoms of PhDs towards someone, pause for a while and ask yourself
"how would I feel if someone else does this to me?"
If you won't be happy when someone tries to pull you down from your position of pride, then why would you try to pull someone else down?
If you answer the above question without bias or sentiment, that feeling will leave you immediately!
Above all, believe in yourself and always pray to God while working hard to achieve your goals. You'll hardly have time to even think of another man when you get yourself busy with your own struggles
