No. I don't have time to do that I have to make the decision before next week.

Hi I've had time off previously, I don't miss it at all. I just have a sense of dread that I must return. But I'm not sure if I'm confusing this with depression.

You can get accepted. I did, but stepping into a new specialism is HARD. I wish I'd stayed close to what I'd known.

How would you give notice/resign? In person or by email?

I'm scared I won't cope or will regret it. It feels a massive decision but once it's made I expect I will feel much better. I don't feel I've made any progress on PhD at all, but my thinking has changed. Thank you.

Give your MH as the only reason, no need to mention the other stuff. Then prove you are now stable. They can't discriminate against disability. Go for it, and believe in yourself.

Does that make sense? So it's a not now, but in the future do one on something else. I just feel guilty for wasting my supervisor's time. I've been very ill but even so, they have been good with me.

I just think a PhD is supposed to make you an expert in something, for me I want that to be linked to my job. This job gives me a specialism, then hopefully a PhD later where I am researching through the role?

Albeit only entry level, but with pay scale pension etc. I like the ability to work from home for PhD and a job will be more tiring but will make me get up, dressed, be with people etc.

of late nights for data collection etc. I'm not sure I can do it, plus it is humanities and may not lead anywhere-I cannot maintain professional skills and do the PhD.. The job is what I'm trained for.

Hi. I have schizophrenia so the isolation makes me very paranoid and the medication means I cannot sit up all night studying, which is how I always did brilliant work prior. The topic is very interesting but means lots

If you aren't sure better not to start than to quit. You aren't quitting anything, just choosing a different path.
I'm a year in and now just feel regretful that I ever started.

After all, studentships are like hen's teeth and I'm lucky. They've also offered for me to do it part time, at home. And I have kids so it works practically, whereas the job will be hard. But the job has training etc

So I've been looking at NHS jobs and found something identical to my MA research, and which I felt excited at applying for. I have been offered that job but am scared quitting PhD will be a huge mistake.

and ultimately will result in me being deregistered and having a PhD but no profession. The only reason I am doing it is to 'do a PhD', which isn't good enough.