Signup date: 15 May 2007 at 3:30am
Last login: 25 Oct 2007 at 3:06pm
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Gongrads
I wish i had your strength. Im being bullied ever since i started my PhD. I only reported this to counselor and i was told that i should do something or he will. Unfortunately i haven't done anything...or i did i now take antidepressants to help me stand on my feet...
I really want to change supervisor but i don't whana through away all the work "done" .
Having this communication prob and being bullied for so many months it really drives me crazy. But....
Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who hail from the planet Vulcan, and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic with no interference from emotion.
That makes me wonder if some of our supervisors have vulcan genes...no interference from emotion!
What scares me is that i had certain arguments with my supervisor in the past and since then he is doing my life miserable. Ive tried to talk to him about if he thinks i should continue or not, but he always gives me the same answer: wait until viva. Deep inside i know he wants me out and that drives me crazy...At the moment i have some control of my project but he never said whether what im doing is right or not...and the external is his best friend at uni..
There are only few weeks before VIVA and i am thinking to drop out.
I simply don't want to give the pleasure to my supervisor to through me out using the external examiner and i don't want to spend another year totally depressed.
I like my project yet the psychological pressure by my supervisor is enormous. He always complains that i don't understand what i am doing...and yes after so many months i started believing that i am useless...
Shall I stay or shall I go ?
Few weeks left before VIVA, yet still questioning if i ll go for PhD an MPhil or just drop out. I expect the examiner to ask if i want to continue for a PhD??
I don't know what my answer will be...perhaps..something like this:
...erm.......erm...erm...ye.....ee...erm........n...o..erm...ye...NO!
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