Signup date: 04 Dec 2005 at 10:56pm
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I agree with Rick. You sound as if you're having a real low. I understand that life can seem hard sometimes and our own problems feel enormous in context and comparable to someone facing the worse disaster ever ever, + it's hard to feel that there are people less fortunate than ourselves when we're in the midst of self-pity. I would try to speak to someone FTF about the way you're feeling & deal with the whole PhD issue when you're in a more sound state. Give youself a break, one thing at a time - you know.
Things always move on and I am sure it's hard to imagine but it won't be s*** forever.
I met a lovely lady at a conference last night, and some how the conversation turned to relationships and I ended up telling her all my woes. Anyway turns out she got divorced after her PhD & she is now writing a book about relationships & the PhD process. Sort of like a self-helpy thing.
I agreed to be interviewed but also promised I’d post her email on here if anyone fancies taking part, I think there is a questionnaire.
phdvenus [at] yahoo.com
Its not just about partners, there’s the supervisor relationship, family, children, and society.
I suggested "Postgrads Are from Pluto" as a title – but not sure she’ll take me up on it!!
I work on a mac-mini which I have modded a bit & I absolutely it.
I still have my orange clam shell ibook (circa 1998) which I had to do a bit of surgery on but basically still works OK as well.
I have to confess to being an enthusiatic amateur and like getting under the bonnet.
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