/sci/ - Science & Math

All of my PhD candidate friends have to deal with sorts of abuse from their supervisors. How common is this? 80% of the cases? 90%?

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>you seem very likely to have this nagging voice in your head as well
Yes, I do have. Though I think it differs from yours in some ways. Long ago I made the decision that I'll keep going until the end, until it's objectively clear that it's all ruined. So my inner demon isn't going to make me quit, but it makes it harder to keep on studying well in a daily basis, also socializing. When I perceive that I'm behind my goals (sometimes even others, even though I try to not compare with them), I tend to isolate myself. I think I have good tolerance with being alone when compared to other people in general, but this doesn't help. It's extra weight in the snowball.
>It is not a completely trustworthy source of information
Definitely isn't. I think we've "known" this for quite some time, but "knowing" is not the same as managing to deal with it whenever it arises. It's even easy to forget and go on listening to it.
>Please do not let your own version of that voice demoralise you. It will definitely try to
Thanks, it's really comforting when I hear this from someone else with similar problems!