A lot of us readers of books and novels do so that we may vicariously experience situations without actually having to deal with them. I know I that I do. We often identify with the protagonist and have an ongoing communication in our minds with the person or character. We tend to support and/or criticize the protagonist.
Before I go to sleep each night, I'll read a novel or book for a while. One night, having nothing more interesting to read. I pulled out one of the 200 or so journals I've kept since 1974.
What a charge! I could read the words and see the images of my temporal ancestor. My temporal ancestor was the protagonist, and I could support and/or criticize his perspectives and actions!
While viewing a journal from 2010, I came upon the first time I had written "all nurses.com"! It was a relatively major event in my life. Here's the page dated June 6, 2010:
Basically, my nursing career was in the doldrums, and I was looking for something to spice things up a bit. As you see from the entry, I was browsing the internet, put the words "nursing support" into the search engine and wah-la! all nurses popped up!
"Spice things up a bit" was exactly what happened! I was able to communicate with other nurses, share stories and information, make virtual friends, and experience fellowship.
That was over a decade ago, and I have experienced some major life events and crises, both personally and professionally, since then. The events include, but are not limited to, a divorce, two life-threatening MVAs, multiple job problems, deaths of both family members and coworkers/friends, a marriage, a prestigious nursing award, and, finally, a termination.
Through it all, I've used this website has been one of my coping mechanism resources. I've also used allnurses for other important reasons such as: (again inclusive but not limited to) learn some techy stuff, discuss topics, give & get support, display my art, share some humor, and make some really and make some really neat virtual friends (you know who you are).
Okay: You are the protagonist in your own story of "all nurses and Major Life Events".
