All my friends are RNs

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I've noticed that I really don't have any close, non-nurse friends. All my friends are RNs.

Over the years, here and there, I've befriended fellow nurses in various units.

I'm not opposed to being friends with non nurses, but that's the way it's gone. All my friends are nurses.

Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

All my friends are doing all kinds of things: (not nursing)

One is a professional photographer in Chicago

One is a printer/published writer in San Francisco

One is a stay at home mom in Chicago

One is a caregiver for her elderly parents, who herself, is on disability, living in Portland, OR

One is a fitness coach/competitive weight lifter in her 50s in Dallas Metroplex

One is a band member of a local band in downtown Chicago

Only ONE who is a nurse.............that I would call a "friend".....local to me.

I have a variety of friends from different backgrounds because it makes my life interesting.

Oddly enough, I rarely make friends at work. I guess because I don't want to talk nursing, live nursing, breathe nursing all the time.

But that is me. When home, my interests are not nursing. And I really prefer to leave work at work. Also, I don't have many in my life I can call friends. But those I do, really are. I am very comfortable in my own company and value my "alone" time as well.

Also, being military, I saw way too many friends come and go and after a while, I really didn't want to try making new friends only to see them or myself move away. I got tired of trying too hard, I guess. Again, I love being alone when not at work. I have no problem with that. Sometimes friendships can be exhausting like said before me.

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

I go home from shut the door and I am done with socializing

My daughter and hubby are my BFF's

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Specializes in Dialysis.

My BFF is a CNA, my sons are iron workers, and s/o is a engineering tech for a large company. I'm friendly with coworkers, but when I clock out I leave it all behind. My family is my circle. My mom, a retired nurse of 45+ yrs, is my sounding board if I need nursing advice. NOADLS, I'm the biker chick in my group, they run from me too;)

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Specializes in School nursing.

I do a lot of community theater outside of work and I met all my friends - including my husband - while working on a show. The close friends from college I have are also almost all from a theater group we were in together there. I have a few nursing friends from nursing school I am still close to, but most of my friends are not nurses. And I'm cool with that.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

Most of my friends are nurses, but I do have a few friends (one a teacher, one a college professor and one does makeup for the stars) I met on the internet discussing "General Hospital". I met them all in real life, and some I see regularly. I also have an old friend from HS who I don't see very frequently but keep in contact with on the computer, and a friend who married a physician I worked with thirty some years ago. She's my best friend.

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Specializes in LTC Rehab Med/Surg.

No friends, but lots of family. I guess family can be friends.

No friends who aren't family.

My family are mostly blue collar workers. Not a single nurse among them.

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It occurs to me that I do have two friends who are nurses, but I didn't meet them through work.

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I don't have any close friends anymore either. I used to have close male and female friendships and was very involved in many social and church activities but some things occurred in my life and rather than reach out to them for support and help, I gave in to depression, anxiety, shame, lack of resiliency and embarrassment and basically stopped communicating with literally everyone I knew over a fairly short period of time and have been completely socially isolated starting in 2008-2009 until recently when I met some nice people in support groups via Meetup.com and have done some socializing. It's been nice.

I met a girl in nursing school who I studied with but I hid so much of myself (though it's easy when you aren't sure who you are anymore) and recent past that I wouldn't call myself a friend to her, sadly. I would change the subject when I felt threatened by normal questions so we pretty much settled into a "business relationship" yet she often would open up to me and I felt badly that I couldn't with her.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

I have no friends either & it makes me feel better when I see I'm not the only one that way.

I cut my only friend who was my best friend out of my life when I went through a rough patch with my husband. I realized we were going down different paths in our lives.

She was there when I delivered my son, you would think she would be emotional..not a tear or anything. She kinda ruined it for me.

So many things over the years just added on & what she did when I was going through the crap with my husband didn't help (the hubby & I are great now). I just blocked her number & never looked back.

I don't go out & socialize, I'm just not that kinda person. Do I wish I had at least 1 friend? Sometimes. But at the end of the day my husband & my son are my best friends. :)

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Specializes in geriatrics.

I am another one who is done after work. I've been socializing all day. I need to be alone and re-charge.

Sometimes I have dinner after work with one of my nurse friends. Most of my friends are not nurses and they live miles away.

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Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych.

I NEED some chef friends, YUMMY!

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I NEED some chef friends YUMMY![/quote']

I've always wanted friends who are tattoo artists.

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