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Am I Mentally Prepared for Grad School?

Heyo, I work as a lab/field tech for a couple ecologists at a University and they’d like to make me one of their masters students. I am interested in a graduate degree and I do love ecology. However, I am concerned that I cannot handle the workload and the stress. 
I have a pretty severe issue with depression (daily suicidal thoughts and the usual perpetual feeling of despair garbage). Fortunately, this has been improving for the first time in my life and I do not want to loose all the progress I’ve made.

I work with a handful of grad students and I hear a ton of complaints about how stressful the journey is and the occasional story of mental breakdowns.

My bosses are basically dropping this opportunity in my lap and I feel like it would be insane to pass it up. I don’t want to give this a try, fuck up, and loose this solid job and/or harm my relationships with my employers.

I am not concerned about the financial aspect too much. I have money saved that could cover fees and as an employee of the university, my tuition would only be $25 a class. 

The project itself is something I am interested in and the people I work with are pretty great.

Hope this comes thru clear, typed this on a phone while anxiously sitting on the toilet.

Tldr: Im a depressed guy with an opportunity to get a masters thru my employer. Am worried my mental health could get worse if I pursue this and a failure could cost me my job.
gpt
If we all tell you don't do it, will you still want to do it? Do you have good coping skills and access to mental health resources? Will the people around you support you when you fail? Things to consider.