I propose we streamline the major issues of PhD life expressed on this forum by requesting all users to complete the following (delete as appropriate): -

I am feeling utterly lonely/miserable/incapable/stressed because my supervisor/colleague/family/partner/dog/cat/goldfish has moved away/died/been mean/expected too much and I want to quit/scream/hit them/find a job on a far away tropical island/transfer to an MRes.

That seems to pretty much cover everything we read here, agreed?

I think that people only seem to post when things are going badly/they are stressed etc, which does, unfortunately, give the impression that doing a PhD is an utterly horrible experience... I guess just take it all with a pinch of salt ;-)

lets face it - the number of good supervisors is pretty low, there are bound to be a lot of complaints .... besides, where else when not here is it possible to let of a bit of steam? if i complain to my family/friends they only say "why do a phd in the first place?" ... no understanding there. this forum is perfect, lots of people in the same situation!

Subforums for each different type of stress filled complaint would be great! Would also stop old threads being lost as much.