I'm not sure why I thought this was a good idea in the first place? I guess I thought I might have self esteem with a doctorate…but of course not.

I felt so much shame when I got my undergrad degrees. And I felt so depressed and hopeless (and frankly, suicidal) when I got my Masters. How horrible am I going to feel when I finish a doctorate? But I'll still have nothing if I quit now, so there's no good answer.