Get guys, just discovered this forum and looking for some advice.

At time of posting I'm 3 years into my PhD and have completed my candidacy exam. However, currently I have no publications, and no research that is even remotely publishable. I haven't even attempted submitting anything.

I realise that the common advice here is that it's not a problem, however I'm in a very fast moving field (Computer Eng.) Where incepting and publishing a paper in 4 months is very possible. I'm watching my colleagues (some are undergrads) do this without issue.

I've had some issues with mental health, but I'm mostly on track now. It frustrates me though because I know this is possible but I can't figure out that path that leads to a publication. I barely get past the initial data collection phase with my projects before dropping them.

I'm happy to go into more detail if needed. I just want to figure out where I am going wrong so I can correct it.