Completely mortified

FireStarterRN, BSN, RN · May 9, 2009

I'm wondering about your usage of the word 'mortified'...

kjwarren · May 10, 2009

I am starting the prereqs soon, and I have to say I've been pretty scared too, but there are a couple of things I remind myself to keep from going too crazy. 1. Other people's levels of difficulty are not yours. 2. Someone else's definition of "free time" may mean having time to go out and party every night, yours might be the option to sleep well, and have a little fun during the week. Or vis versa. 3. Just because it was the hardest thing So-And-So has ever done doesn't mean it will be the hardest thing you will have ever done. You just need to keep calm, and get through it one day at a time. It may not be as bad as you think.

It reminded me of when I was in school for my first degree and I was taking my first photography class. That semester I had class from 11am-5pm, and then spent 5pm-12am working in the darkroom a lot of the time. To some people, that may have been unbearable, but for me it was just fine. I slept plenty, saw my friends on the weekends, and was generally pretty happy. In fact, it didn't even occur to me how often I was in there until I was looking back on it. Don't burn yourself out before you even get there, you may actually enjoy the experience!

It also eased my mind to remember that when it does come time to do the actual NS I will be one of the lucky ones... I don't have any kids, I don't like going out, and my fiance in no way thinks of me as a domestic house-wife type. I won't have a lot of other responsibilities going on outside of school. So if people with kids, full time jobs, and social lives can handle it, I think I'll be fine.

Agrippa · May 10, 2009

I feel like people exaggerate in kind of a self deprecating way. Everyone always like to tell ya how hard it was, what kind of toils and snares they experienced. T