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sneaks
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08 February 2011 16:59
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Pretty much in despair now
User: sneaks - 08 February 2011 16:59
I'm in my fourth year and still have a thesis to write - you are not alone!!!
My hubby went to a technical writing course for his work recently - and there advice was...
"just bash it out" (much to the amusement of my immature hubby)
But the phrase has stuck with me (because of hubby laughing about it every 2 seconds) and I tried it! and it worked!
Having said that, I still have a ton to write - but getting *something* done, even if its just a paragraph is a great feeling.
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sheena
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08 February 2011 16:45
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User: sheena - 08 February 2011 16:45
FIRST -STOP thinking!
SECOND -WRITE what you did, why you did (even now it looks wrong) that at the time.
THIRD -COUNT words and report to this fourm end of each day
FOURTH -TAKE one day off to go somewhere, meet friends or cook etc.DO no PhD that day
Almost everyone feel like this at one point or another thoughout their PhD life. That happens, but you have to go beyond this phase with all the will and strength you have.
Wish you good luck! :-)
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BilboBaggins
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08 February 2011 16:40
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User: BilboBaggins - 08 February 2011 16:40
Are you full-time? If so still studying at 4 years is not that unusual. You need to stop comparing yourself to other people. What matters is what stage you are at.
If you keep missing deadlines then those deadlines are unrealistic. Try making more realistic ones.
What other support mechanisms do you have? Have you spoken to counsellors at your uni? Or even a chaplain? (I found that last one helpful, and I'm agnostic!). You mentioned the GP, and ruled that out, but this is a very strong reaction you're having. I think a GP could help.
Keep talking here. We're here to support you, whatever you decide to do.
But maybe stop the studies for today, take a break. Have a chocolate biscuit and a cup of tea. Or something else nice. Treat yourself. Have a break from the worry for a bit.
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Florence
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08 February 2011 16:20
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User: Florence - 08 February 2011 16:20
I think I am the worst phd student ever. Every single other person I know has completed.
I can't see any value or point in myself anymore. What is the point of all these targets and tick-lists? They may work for you guys but I just experience a series of failures. I've disappointed my parents and my supervisors so many times. I think that I work really hard. I am writing up and I write seven days a week trying to hit my deadlines. I never do. I can't face talking to my supervisor again. I can't do any better. I'm clearly just not cut out for this. I've made some bad decisions along the way I guess and I can't go back now. I can't quit. Then I'd have four years of nothing behind me. I don't want to go to the doctor because the only problem in my life is me and this thesis. I just don't know if I can stand this any more. Reading back through this message I can't see how to convey the extent to which I've failed. Really - imagine your worst nightmare about your own work. I'm running out of time and out of energy. I don't know why I'm posting this, but I have spent a lot of time looking at this forum over the years (while other people have passed and moved on) and I wish someone could just say something, anything, to help me see a way out of this.
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