Quote From stresshead:
Starshine and Sneaks, what years are you both in? It just seems ridiculous to be thinking about quitting in the first month, like a waste of time on behalf of my supervisor and the funding body, but I really just feel doubtful of my decision. Although saying that I keep looking at jobs/alternate paths and again nothing appeals, at least I know I did love science during my UG. I think part of the reason is that I've moved away from my partner and friends, and so in my mind I keep thinking 'was this really good enough to move away from them', although I looked for PhD positions to stay there and none looked that good. Is there anyone else who is torn between continuing their PhD or just moving back to be with friends/family/partners?
Again, you are feeling sad for a set of reasons entirely different from the PhD. do consider that... HAd you friends partner and family lived within a mile of this uni at which you are doing the PhD would you feel this bad? Alternatively if you had a job, not a pHd by any chance, and everyone still been far away, would you have been dancing with glee? :-)
No. So, my point is, you are facing many new things at once and are automatically abscribing reasons, b'cos this decision was why you had to leave your family hence the decision must be wrong! But no, they are different issues arent they?
To answer your question, I left home and my city at 19, country/continent at 22 and hav only adored my space and distance from everyone else for that's the kind of person I am! So you may be different, but all I am saying is, think WHY you are sad, and the answer is not going to lead to the Phd I think!
