Feeling a failure

[lonelylucy]

I’m off work with my MH and stress. I was doing an msc alongside my job and got to the dissertation point when I practically had a nervous breakdown due to work, life, bereavements etc….. I was in a mess. I’m receiving support and therapy and doing well but intend to stay off another month to ensure I don’t fall back to the desperate state I was in.
its possible I will not be able to complete the msc (work rules) but at the same time it’s not what I thought, I feel from day one it’s been a messy affair at work, and ultimately my daughter comes first and it’s affected home life a lot.
will I get over this if I don’t finish it
I feel so deflated, and such a failure.

Yes, you will get over it. Think about what you wrote "at the same time it’s not what I thought, I feel from day one it’s been a messy affair at work, and ultimately my daughter comes first and it’s affected home life a lot."

It's not for you. Or at least not at the moment. You tried, which is a fuck of a lot more that the VAST majority of people will ever do. Why not be a bit gentler with yourself, recognise that you need to regroup, learn from the experience and take your time to decide what to do next.