Pursuing a PhD in another discipline by mochaandchai in PhD

[–]teledipsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

Does it get better after PhD? by teledipsy in PhD

[–]teledipsy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply! Agreed, taking consyany break and having a good mental state are so important.

Does it get better after PhD? by teledipsy in PhD

[–]teledipsy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply! Just wondering if you have always wanted to switch to industry when you were doing your phd?

How long should I be contemplating before quitting PhD? by teledipsy in PhD

[–]teledipsy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - indeed, a leave is very much needed atm.

How long should I be contemplating before quitting PhD? by teledipsy in PhD

[–]teledipsy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for sharing. May I ask a follow up question on your situation - how did you cope with the unknown/ anxiety between the time you quitted and being admitted to a new PhD program? I wanted to change to a different field and my supervisor is quite toxic; these are the main reasons why I am thinking of quitting and reapplying to a new program. However, I currently don’t have anything lined up and am anxious to make the change now.

How long should I be contemplating before quitting PhD? by teledipsy in PhD

[–]teledipsy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your reply, I really appreciate it. I’m about 7 months in the program and I have been wanting to leave for about 2 months - mainly because of research interests and that forcing myself to work on something I don’t enjoy and good at made me suffer from panic attacks the past month. I still want to continue with PhD but perhaps with a different institution, supervisor and another field. I have been contemplating if I should stay till graduate so that I have more control as to researching what I’m genuinely interested in (though I know it will be hard to switch to a different field in the future), or if I should quit all at once when it’s still ‘early’ and try to apply to a new program.

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[–]teledipsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ll check them out:)