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Hiccup. I definitely agree with you. I had a horrible first 6 months of the PhD. I was left without funding, had to juggle a part-time job and a very demanding relationship and was a bit burnt out from going straight to the PhD only 3 weeks after the MA. It was a very unproductive period. I took a leave a of absence at the end for the first semester and officially started the PhD in the second semester which means that I will finish later. I was constantly worried of what my sup would think, but at the end he said he understood and even complemented my work on our last monthly meeting. I´ve finally met a few other PhD students and even though I have not made any friends I feel things are going much better. Overall, I guess soldering on is the way.
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