Hi All,

Long time watcher, first time poster - hope you are all keeping well! Basically I am in the last stages of my Physics PhD at Imperial College London and I am feeling really depressed. I cant stop comparing myself to a girl in another university - she is in a different research area in a group in Ireland, but I am really consumed by her success.
She is stunningly beautiful and got married during her PhD at 23. She finished her PhD at 26 with great papers and a long thesis (700 references) and is now a postdoc. I have never met her personally but anyone who has always says how extremely intelligent, nice and beautiful she is.
I feel rubbish, OK, I got into Imperial into a good group and my project is working but I feel like I cant compare. Im single, dont think Im pretty and that people dont like me. I also feel like it was a massive mistake for my supervisor to have hired me and I just need to muddle through with what I can get. I am writing up at the moment but I feel so empty when I think of this woman, I feel as though I have wasted my time on this project and not made the best of my opportunities like she has.
Anyone else ever felt like this or have any advice??