I'm a Masters student and was supposed to graduate this past December. The past 2 years, I had a good relationship with my advisor where she was helpful, and I feel she actually wanted me to succeed. That all changed at the start of the Fall 2012 semester, and got progressively worse from there.
I had begun writing my thesis, and when I submitted parts to her to edit, she would take weeks to get back to me, saying that she didn't have time to look at it. However, she was always there to help her "favorite", another grad student, with their grant writing.
The day of my thesis defense, she and my committee argued over my statistics that I was using, saying they weren't happy with the methods they had originally told me to use. I had to change all my methods and stats about 30 mins before my defense seminar.
Two weeks later, I met with my committee again. This was two weeks before" graduation", and my committee told me (this was the first time ever hearing this) that they weren't going to sign off on my thesis. They wanted me to add another section to it. They wanted me to take an approved stats course. Since there was no mention about not graduating before, I had signed over my lease on my apartment. I did nothing but hard work, and I put in all of my life into this grad program!
I agreed to take a course at another college, since I was moving. Around Christmas time, I learned that she gave a Christmas gift to her other graduate student. They also went out for drinks all the time, and that student even stayed at her house for a week. I also learned that my advisor had shared the details of why I wasn't graduating on time to the other student, which is against the law. She constantly insulted me behind my back, but I let it go, knowing that eventually I would have my degree.
The final straw was today, when I emailed my advisor and asked if I could use her as a reference for a position I was applying to. She emailed back, saying "No.", and throwing insults all over me.
I have had it with this advisor. I have had it with this program. My anxiety is through the roof and my blood pressure is dangerously high. I completely broke down earlier and have no hope anymore. She literally does not want me to succeed! I would quit if I hadn't invested so much money into this program. I do not know what to do. Please help, does anyone have any advice?