[scarlett35]

Hi everyone.

I'm feeling very very down in the dumps at the moment over my work.

I'm currently writing up my masters thesis and it is so stressful. I think I've wrote about it before but at the moment I'm struggling to cope with the pressure.

I was supposed to hand in my thesis months ago (before the deadline at the end of september!) However my supervisor ended up having to take some time off and I was Left alone for a few months pretty much unsupervised. When my supervisor came back, they really criticised a lot of what I had done and I had to get rid of the majority of my work. This was a couple of weeks ago.

I'm going on holiday in a few weeks which has been booked for over a year. I checked with my supervisor who approved it and said it would be ok as I would have handed in way before then and just waiting for a date for the viva. Alas I am not only still writing, but have the majority of my thesis still to write.

I'm left with a grand total of 4 weeks to get together a decent thesis before I go on holiday. When I come back my supervisor needs for me to only have corrections to do as then they go on their holiday. I'm absolutely beside myself with stress. Everytime we have a meeting I get more work piled on which means more stuff to do in less time.

I'm such a people pleaser I never say if i think ive got too much to do, but ive had to tell my supervisor it's just too much. They're having some more time off for annual leave the week after next and so trying to rush me to get the entire analysis section finished within the next week. I just can't cope. I'm so anxious I can't even function. I'm not sleeping properly. I feel sick all the time and just keep crying. I need a break but feel guilty for having one cause I know I don't have time. I keep thinking if I don't get this done on time then I'll fail and I won't be able to get a job and I'm just so worried and scared. I wish I hadn't done the masters at all sometimes.

I just don't know what to do. I'm so upset and anxious. Everyone says oh it's only a few weeks but then what if I fail it ???

Help!

[Sunflower123]

I'm sorry you're having such a stressful time. Sit down, take a deep breath and relax for a moment. You will not be able to finish this thesis or enjoy your vacation if you have a breakdown. Nothing is more important than your health. Do you have any coping techniques or medication that can help you get through this? If you can't get an extension can you write up a work schedule that allows for adequate sleep, nutrition and breaks? I'm rooting for you.

[scarlett35]

Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967

I'm sorry you're having such a stressful time. Sit down, take a deep breath and relax for a moment. You will not be able to finish this thesis or enjoy your vacation if you have a breakdown. Nothing is more important than your health. Do you have any coping techniques or medication that can help you get through this? If you can't get an extension can you write up a work schedule that allows for adequate sleep, nutrition and breaks? I'm rooting for you.

Thank you so much. I feel really alone with it and will feel like such a failure if I don't do well.

I do have a schedule but haven't been able to stick to it as everything has taken longer to do than expected plus my supervisor kind of dropped it on me last minute that they wanted this section in by the end of next week.

I kinda feel like no one gets it. Like my family just expects me to get on with it like a robot my dad has spent a lot of money helping me to even be able to do it so that adds more pressure.

Everything just feels kinda hazy and stuff and I can't concentrate. Even this message is all over the place and I feel out of it all the time.

Will try and factor in as many breaks as I am able to although my supervisor did jokingly say that if I had time for a shower I had too much time on my hands!

No I don't have any medication anymore. Used to be on citalopram but couldn'tafford to stay on it in the end!

[Sunflower123]

[scarlett35]

Thank you xx