have tried to avoid dealing with the student that were causing problems to me but the student kept turning the others and my supervisor against me even the students that were aware of the issues and suffered from it themsleves. I start sensing unjustified resistance from others and delayed my work. I tried to talk to my department and to my advisor but things went worse and I got blamed for reporting the harassment I am living in the lab. The students that were nice and did get involved in these behaviours left the lab and were sorry for me, one said: I know the lab environment is so toxic that you can die. last year I struggled to work and focus I exhausted and have no energy or motivation to work, one of my colleagues that graduate said; it is not worth it doing a PhD here you dont deserve this, it is not because you are a nice person that they have to treat that way, even after 4 years you better leave this place, it is healthier for you, it is ok to start over!

I am now in a medical leave. I am doing my best to work on my data to get it published and get out of their but every time I try to work things out with my boss and I get an agreement about work not only he changes his mind but he express his unsatisfaction about a task that was not mine to do!

My academic advisor said she cannot help and she said my supervisor is not to be blamed and she kind of blamed me for my attitude!
I am very mad at this unfair situation body should be treated this way or experience this, there is a limit for misunderstanding and conflict and a student should have a minimum of work environment and dignity and be able to be left with a minimum of energy to do his work. I have friends they spend 7 years but didnt publish or get a PhD! and some others they changed labs many time during 5 years of PhD. My supervisor want me to do more animal work to graduate and he said he wont sigh my thesis!

I am after 4 years in my lab thinking to go for a grievence.

I had a very similar problem. I am so tired and exhausted. I need help.I am not able to work in that place I feel stuck. The prof is being extremely rude for no reason!