I recently intercalated so that my submission date for my PhD thesis is now May 2014. But I still have most of my thesis to write and I am now so overwhelmed by this that I have sat at my desk for almost a month doing anything but working on my thesis (divert myself with facebook etc). I am crippled by self-doubt and utterly de-motivated as a consequence. I am seemingly incapable of motivating myself and the inner voice which tells me to quit is much more dominant and louder than the inner voice which is more nurturing/kinder.I produce work extremely slowly hence my panic at my deadline. My supervisors are supportive and kind but I have missed another chapter deadline so feel unable to approach them because I feel so ashamed of my lackadaisical and defeatist attitude. I am at my wits end, so in desperation I found this forum whereupon I decide to share my dilemma in the desperate hope that I be offered either sagely advice, or better still, urged to quit the PhD altogether!