Wow. Thank you all so much for your words of encouragement. Hazy Jane, I am based in South Africa. And i managed to talk things through with my supervisor and HOD, and promised that I will submit the complete draft by the 4th of March.

Although my supervisor was a bit reluctant to change her mind, she eventually agreed to give me another chance. So, as I write this now, I am motivated more than ever to meet the deadline, I have close to 40 000 words thus far and I agree with you both that at the end of the day what matters is the quality of my work and not the quantity.

Gosh, Pjlu and Hazy Jane, you two came through for me when I was at the lowest of the low. I am eternally grateful for your comments. You restored my faith in my research and my goal to successfully meet the deadline. Thank you so much!

I am at the verge of breaking down. Actually I think i have done that already, this morning to be precise. After reading an email from supervisor, resigning from supervising me, a month before the submission date. I feel like dying. I do not what to do, let alone what I am going to do. See the thing is, she is complaining that I haven't met deadlines, and my progress is not satisfactory. She also alluded to the fact that a Masters thesis has to be 50 000 and I only have 30 000. What should I do?Please help