So I have presented in the department seminar and I'm very unhappy with how I went. The talk itself went ok, but I was really stuffing up the question.

In fact I couldn't answer most of them, there was one guy in the audience who kept asking ton of questions and I just didn't even get what he was talking about. My supervisor was answering for me and I just stood there like an idiot while they discussed things for 10 minutes or so.

I kept thinking how I am never going to be able to discuss things at that level. Looking at them I feel like I'm not good enough and never will be. I feel that even if by some miracle I manage to get a PhD, I will be unemloyable and never a true expert in the field I'm doing research in.

I beleive that if you can't do things well, then better just don't do them at all. What is the procedure for quiting? Do I fill in some form or will I need to discuss this with someone? At this stage, I just want out.

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