Hey gneiss, I can relate a lot more than I wish I could. I got "stuck" in my @sstastic grad school for an extra year. This still burns me at times, but when my head is in a good space I am helped by reminding myself that even though I feel stuck, I am still making a choice to be here. It's not actually a jail sentence. I _do_ have the option of leaving, whether that be taking a year off, switching fields, whatever. Somehow, even though it sucks for the same reasons, it helps to think,ok, today I _choose_ to be here.
I'm off to throw lemons at my program director. Thanks windy!