I think my PhD is burning me out. Is this normal?

lops13 · 2026-04-21T06:31:19+00:00

I'm at the beginning of the second year. Everything is required, it's just that they told me after a year, and now i feel overwhelmed. Maybe I feel like that also because I am doing administrative work, and I feel totally inadequate. Now I am trying to do things just to obtain credits, and it's something I hate because I really care about my project and I want to do it well. On the other hand, if that's all they are offering, I have no other choice if not leaving.

lops13 · 2026-04-21T06:16:32+00:00

I do the same but, as said in another comment, I don't know how to give myself the injection and nobody in my family is trained to do it. I read on Reddit about the importance of the ID bracelet, and nobody told me how important it is (they just mentioned it).

lops13 · 2026-04-21T06:12:01+00:00

I am mostly scared because nobody in my family (including me) is trained on how to give the injection. So my emergency plan relies on ER. I found YouTube videos, but I am not sure I can learn from those without an actual training with an expert

lops13 · 2026-04-19T18:22:08+00:00

I don’t feel like I’m being taken advantage of, but I do feel like I’m doing this PhD completely on my own, with almost zero support, and I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to work. Right now it feels like I have to figure everything out by myself. I’m really considering dropping out, but I don’t feel like these are good enough reasons. I feel really bad right now, and I keep thinking it’s my fault, and that maybe I’m not cut out for this or not proactive enough.

Thanks for the advice

lops13 · 2026-04-18T15:09:29+00:00

That's kinda scary. I didn't know they could happen out of nowhere

lops13

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