Hi all,

I'm new to this forum and desperately needing some support.

After 3 years of full time PhD and viva I have just been told I have been referred and need to resubmit and have another viva.

The viva consisted of 2 hours of questioning, whereby my supervisor felt I answered well and defended my decisions. The main concern seemed to be on detail in one particular chapter - something I had not gone into a lot of depth on, as this was not the focus of the PhD and I defended this accordingly. The examiners said they definitely see a PhD in it, but it's not quite there.

I have 12 months however my supervisor thinks we can get it done in less than half of that. I am just absolutely terrified I'll fail. I'm embarrassed that this happened and just feel completely inadequate and failed.

I would just like some feedback from others who have been through this process.

I am so low right now and worried how I'll get out of this.